Creator

Geo[rge] D. Dorsey

Recipient

John Muir

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FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORYCHICAGOMay 17, 1909.Mr. John Muir,President, Sierra Club,San Francisco, Cali.My dear Mr. Muir:The Board of Directors of the Geographic Society of Chicago, of which I am President, has requested me to write to you to see if you would be willing to come on to Chicago sometime this autumn, as the guest of the Society at its Annual Banquet, to be held sometime in November or December, preferably November 12. The Society would, of course, defray your expenses on this trip. I cannot tell you how greatly pleased we would be if you could accept our invitation, but I beg to assure you that we should feel that you were doing us a very high honor.Believe me, with respect,Sincerely yours,[Illegible]ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE, PUBLICATIONS AND PACKAGESTO THE FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, CHICAGO U. S. A.04499

Location

Chicago

Date Original

1909 May 17

Source

Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir18_0452-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 18, Image 0452

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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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