Creator
H[orace] H. Walters
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
Chicago Jan 1899
John Muir
My Dear Sir
With this please find the "first fruits" of your generous contribution to the cause of the birds or what will be when sent out. This article of Mr. Dutcher's was "set up" in this form, with the intention of sending the same to all the [Agl.?] papers of the country, to serve as "copy"; it is just off the press. Just at this point (after letters had been written, and envelopes addressed to the [Agl.?] papers,) comes a letter from Mr. Lacey (Member from Iowa) saying that the bills in the Senate and the House has been joined, and the dual bill sent to a com. of conference this seems to be the critical time: so I wrote to Mr. Lacey and to Senator Hoar,
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offering them the use of these slips as campaign documents, to use among the Members and Senators: so if they are wanted to Congress, another lot will be printed to send to the press. Mrs. Reginald de Koven (wife of the operatic composer, and daughter of Mr. Farmwell) has offered to write an article for a magazine, if I will secure publication. Can you offer any suggestions as to best method of doing this? What do you think of the argument in Mr. Dutchers article. I paid for printing this article, so as to save your remittance entirely for postage. Still hoping to receive an article from your pen, I remain
Yours truly
H. H Waters
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Location
Chicago
Circa Date
1899 Jan [1]
Source
Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Walters, Horace H., "Letter from H[orace] H. Walters to John Muir, 1899 Jan [?]." (1899). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2350.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2350
Resource Identifier
muir10_0647-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0647
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
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
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
