Creator
A. H. Sellers
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[letterhead]Feb 10, 1899My dear Muir - I am again a slave my neck is again under the yoker, but I hope only for a few months. Yesterday the Board of Directors and circumstances made me President of this company, and that means I must be at my desk every day from 9am to 5pm. I fought hard against it and had I not [illegible] it would only be for a short time would never have yielded. The circumstances are these, the three companies have have been fighting each other very hard and there is now strong probability that a consolidation will result in the near future. I wanted our people to pass the election of officers which always occurs at the Feb 7 meeting over the 15th March meeting in hopes that the consolidation would take place in the 02541
Location
Chicago
Date Original
1899-02-10T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0657-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0657
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
