Creator
H[iram] M[artin] Chittenden
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[2]subject. I [illegible] al[illegible] [no?] government [funds?] for the purpose and have to rely on my [illegible] [beyond?] where I can [secure?] by contributions. I write this letter to ask if you will contribute your volume on "Our National Parks". Due acknowledgement will be made in the form of a printed slip giving the name of the donor and [posted?] on the inside of the [front cover?]. If you [can?] contribute this, send by mail [under?] enclosed f[illegible].Very truly [yours?]H M ChittendenCap[n?] E[illegible] [illegible]Your autograph in the book would be a most desirable feature. [1][letterhead]SIOUX CITY, IOWA, Feb 15 1903Mr. John Muir:My dear Sir:I am in charge of the government work in the Yellowstone Park and am about to [erect?] a fine stone structure for a government office for the work their. Our [move?] of this building is to be [illegible] to an exhibition of the f[illegible], flora etc of the park, and I wish to have it [in?] [illegible] a book [illegible] [devoted?] exclusively to Park literature, in which I wish to include everything except [illegible] newspaper articles that has ever been written in that03165
Location
Sioux City, Iowa
Date Original
1903 Feb 15
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 26 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir13_0186-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 13, Image 0186
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
