Creator
John Ritchie, Jr.
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
February 1. 1899
Rev John Muir,
Dear Sir,
It gives me pleasure to send to you enclosed the formal notice of your election to Honorary Membership to the Appalachian Mountain Club It is the highest honor that Our Club can confer as a mark of appreciation for labor or researches in the fields of Alpinism - and I am pleased that so worthy a worker as yourself has been selected for this compliment.
Cordially Yours
John Ritchie Jr
Cor Sec A M Club
02539
[letterhead]
DEAR SIR:-
At the regular meeting of January, 1899,you were elected HONORARY MEMBER of the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB.
For convenience of reference, a pamphlet containing the By-Laws of the Club, is mailed herewith, and your attention is called to article XX, relating to membership.
Will you please signify your acceptance.
Respectfully yours,
John Herbert, President.
John Ritchie Jr Cor. Sec
Rev John Muir
San Francisco
California
02539
Location
Boston
Date Original
1899 Feb 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Ritchie, John Jr., "Letter from John Ritchie, Jr. to John Muir, 1899 Feb 1." (1899). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2351.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2351
Resource Identifier
muir10_0651-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0651
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
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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
