Creator

John Ritchie, Jr.

Recipient

John Muir

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[letterhead]April 20, 1898Dear Sir:It gives me pleasure to convey to you the information that at the last meeting of the Appalachian Mountain Club you were elected to Corresponding membership in the club, formal note of which is enclosed For a number of years your papers and volumes, some of them at least have been in our library, the Glacier which bears your name is the most [impairing?] of our photographic treasures, so that we have not been unfamiliar with your work and you have been with us in spirit. It is as an old friend, therefore; that I welcome to actual fraternity with our Club members - Cordially YoursJohn Richie JrCorresponding SecretaryA. M. ClubMr. John MuirSan Francisco, Cal02419

Location

Boston

Date Original

1898-04-20T00:00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir10_0147-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 10, Image 0147

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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.

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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

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