Creator
A. K. Furhew
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[letterhead]June 3, 1910Dear Sir:During the past spring some friends & admirers of Doctor Merriam created a trust fund for his benefit, which enables him to devote the [illegible]er of his life to geological research and to the publication of monographs [illegible] [mammals?] etc. On June 1 he retired from his position of Chief of the Biological Survey to take up this work.Mrs. Harriman (one of the principal subscribers to the fund) does not desire to figure to con[illegible]sly in the matter and is anxious to have a number of Doctor M's friends subscribe a mon[illegible]al sum so that their names may appear in the presentation book (from the founders of the fund) which is in [illegible] of preparationI am writing, therefore, to ask you as one of04778
his friends, want to subscribe five or ten dollars to the fund and write your autograph together with a line or two of appreciation of his work, or of good wishes on the accompanying. This would be forwarded as early as possible to Mr [illegible] and any check you may wish to send should be made out to his [illegible]. All writing on the card should be within the pencilled lines.Doctor Merriam is not to know anything about it until the presentationVery truly yoursA. K. FurhewMr. John MuirMartinezCalif.
Location
Washington, D. C.
Date Original
1910 Jun 3
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Furhew, A. K., "Letter from A. K. Furhew to John Muir, 1910 Jun 3." (1910). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5021.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5021
Resource Identifier
muir19_0451-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 19, Image 0451
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
