Creator

W. H. Simpson

Recipient

John Muir

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The Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System.Railway Exchange, 9 Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, OFFICE OF PASSENGER TRAFFIC MANAGER.W. H. SIMPSON, Advertising Agent.W. J. BLACK, Passenger Traffic Manager. Chicago, May 31,1906. NEW DISCOVERIES PETRIFIED FORESTMr. John Muir,Martinez, California.Dear Sir:Mr. Arthur Chapman is a newspaper syndicate writer living in Denver. He was recently asked by the Sunday editor of the Globe-Democrat-to furnish an article about the Petrified Forest, and wrote to me for particulars as to anything new there.Have taken the liberty of briefly mentioning your discoveries, as it is good advertising for the Santa Fe. Should Mr. Chapman write you, he is not entitled to any more facts, unless perfectly agreeable to you to furnish them.Yours truly,[illegible]03735

Location

Chicago

Date Original

1906-05-31 00:00

Source

Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir16_0259-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 16, Image 0259

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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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