Creator
Dewitt Miller
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
[4]P. 3 Can you say if the Rev. S.H. Young was in any way related to the Rev. Egerton R. Young- also a missionary to the northern people.P. 5 What breed - if any was predominant in Stickeen.P. 50 What was the width of the "sliver crossing" at its widest and at its narrowest part.Is Mr. Young living?If it sh. be your pleasure to answer these questions and in the way I have indicated I sh. be alike gratified and grateful. Postage for the return of the book to me at P.O. Drawer 1351, Philadelphia Pa. is herewith enclosed.Sincerely: Dewitt Miller.[1][in margin: I have sent copies to four friends. I wish I could send copies to [illegible] [Dyson?] and Matthew [illegible].][letterhead]10 Apr.Dear Mr. John Muir:I am sending you my fifth copy of Stickeen, and am hoping you may be minded to write for me on the margins of the pages I name04466 [2]such answers as you will, to the few questions.1st - will you not on the title-page below John Muir, write your name.2d And will not the dedicatee write her name on the ordicatory page.3 - In what - if you [3]chance to know - did Dr. Holland's poem first appear.4th on the false title-page (wh. bears the word Stickeen) - may I beg you to say under what title and where and when the story was first published. (I have a copy of it separately bound).
Location
Philadelphia [Pa.]
Circa Date
[1909] Apr 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Miller, Dewitt, "Letter from Dewitt Miller to John Muir, [ca. 1909] Apr l." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5729.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5729
Resource Identifier
muir18_0334-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0334
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
