Creator

J. W. B. Gair

Creator

J. W. B. Gair

Recipient

[Louie Strentzel] Muir

Transcription

28 August 1903.

Madam,

We beg to acknowledge your telegram as follows:-"Have you forwarded letter to John Muir travelling in Russia "with Professor Sargent of Arnold Arboretum - answer paid.

Mrs. John Muir.

and confirm our reply - "Yes."
All mail for Professor Sargent and his party has been duly forwarded in accordance with his instructions. The last orders we received were dated in Moscow, 29 July, and were to send to -
c/o The United States Legation, Peking , until further advise.
We may mention that the cost of reply to your enquiry was not prepaid, and we shall be glad if you will remit us the same, viz: 9/- (nine shillings).

We are,
Madam,
Yours faithfully,

For BARING BROTHERS & CO., Limited.

[ILLEGIBLE] Director.

Mrs.John Muir,
Martinez,
California,
U.S.A.

06214

Location

London

Date Original

1903 Aug 28

Source

Original letter dimensions: 25.5 x 40.5 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir13_0796-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 13, Image 0796

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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

1 page

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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