Creator
Paul Elder
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
New York
43 and 45 East Nineteenth Street
February 27, 1907.
Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.
My Dear Mr. Muir:-
I acknowledge receipt of your letter of February 11th. Naturally I am sorry that ay suggestion has come at a tine when you do not fool prepared to make a decision. You mention in this letter that you have thought of publishing it separately as a booklet. This is exactly the proposal that we are making and should you decide to do so at any tine I trust that you will remember our application.
In point of fact I am extremely anxious to have the privilege of publishing it. I hare enjoyed the sketch personally very much and it works so perfectly into our plans for the series of Western Classics that I consider it will be of particular value to no at the present tine. If by any chance the amount that I mentioned does not moot with your views I would be very happy indeed to double it for the privilege.
I know you will not misunderstand my frankness or feel that I am over urgent . I feel that I can express your sketch in a creditable form and that it will be of service to us in advancing the early period of our publishing enterprise in New York.
[illegible]
Very truly yours,
P.E./S.
OVER.
03838
"[illegible]
P. S. I trust you understand that the form of publication we had in mind was of an Individual volume. I did not have any intention of using it in a collected volume with other material. Your remark quoted above causes me to think that I may possible have given you the wrong impression. P.E. "
Location
New York
Date Original
1907 Feb 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 43 cm.
Recommended Citation
Elder, Paul, "Letter from Paul Elder to John Muir, 1907 Feb 27." (1907). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 3656.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/3656
Resource Identifier
muir16_0651-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 16, 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
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
