Creator
A[lexander] W. Drake
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
00959 [1]
[letterhead] New York, Nov 22 1880
Dear Mr Muir
I very much fear that unless I have something [more?] than already recd for aid [in?] illustrating your article upon Rocky Mountain Sheep – the pictures will be a failure. Can you not assist me a little? Are there no plants to be procured or sketches more than these in [M?] S S. The head & leaves of the animal are so peculiar that I should wish to make an effective drawing of the head alone – but I have nothing to make it from. I have written Mr
00959 [2]
[letterhead] New York, 188
Mr Elliott of the Smithsonian Institute and may perhaps get something from him – but I think it doubtful. What I need is a good photo of a head – something which I could give to an artist as a[illegible]. As the article is down on my list for May and would therefore need to be complete by Feb 25th you will see that there is no time to loose. Pray if in your power assist me and confer a favor upon
Yours Sincerely A. W.[illegible] Drake
Location
New York
Date Original
1880 Nov 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 23 x 14 cm.
Recommended Citation
Drake, Alexander W., "Letter from A[lexander] W. Drake to John Muir, 1880 Nov 22." (1880). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 591.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/591
Resource Identifier
muir04_0365-md-1.pdf
File Identifier
Reel 04, Image 0364
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
