Creator
C. Hart Merriam
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]
April 1, 1899
Prof. John Muir
Martinez, Calif.
My dear Sir:
A wealthy New Yorker is going to Cook's Inlet and Kodiak, ID., starting from Puget Sound the last weeks of May and returning in 60 days. We will have one of the best steamers on the Pacific coast, and his purpose is to take his family and a party of scientific men and see the country to best advantages. We will take the inside passage up & probably return direct from Kodiak or the Peninsula. Among those going are Dr. Wm H. Dall, G.K. Gilbert (geologist), L.C. Caville (botanist) & probably Mr. [illegible]. The projector of the enterprise, who pays all expenses, has asked me to invite you to be one of the party, and I earnestly trust you will accept. He wished to keep the matter quite & confidential for the present.
I tried to call you on at Martinez last October but found you were then in the East. Hoping to be with you on this trip,
I remain very truly yours
C. Hart Merriam
Location
Washington, D.C.
Date Original
1899 Apr 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20 cm.
Recommended Citation
Merriam, C. Hart, "Letter from C. Hart Merriam to John Muir, 1899 Apr 1." (1899). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2372.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2372
Resource Identifier
muir10_0725-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0725
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
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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
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
