Title:
Letter from W[illiam] P. Gibbons to John Muir, 1897 Apr [?].
Creator:
W[illiam] P. Gibbons
Publisher:
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies
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Contributor:
John Muir
Date:
1897 Apr [?]
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir09_0856-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Alameda [Calif.]
Rights:
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Transcription:
Alameda 4/ 1897 Dear John. I waked up three days ago with a clear brain surmounting my cervical pedistle. The old fellow
had been skedaddling off in various directions for about three consecutive months without permission I suppose he found no
better quarters than those he was brought up in so he concluded to return home. I'm quite illegible to see him as he gets
pretty good treatment, he may remain a little longer into '86. Three months occlusion from the world is a pretty serious matter;
when you come to add it on to the jag end of life, it is quite a serious abstraction from the little that is left. I will
not be able to go out for some time, so you must call in see me. With kindest remembrances to the family I am as ever Affectionately
yours W. P. Gibbons 02266