Creator
Dr. K. Keck
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
Aistershaim Upper Au[illegible] May 18 1876.Mr John Muir, Dear Sir, Your favor of April 17 came to hand. Though refusing my proposal not being able to comply with my wishes you wrote so cordially that I feel encouraged to address you an other demand. It is your compatriot Mr. McLean ruggist, [ corner?] of Stockton and Elle Street, San Francisco, who [illegible] me, [ some?] years ago, to exchange [illegible]cal specimens with him. I accepted with pleasure his propo- sal and sent to him a fine col- lection of 800 species through the Smithsonian Institution. But though I wrote to him two or three letters I never heard a word from him. He did not
Location
Aistershaim, Upper Austria
Date Original
1876 May 18
Source
Original letter dimensions: 23 x 14.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0423-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0423
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
