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letterhead DEAR SIR:- At the regular meeting of January, 1899,you were elected HONORARY MEMBER of the APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN
CLUB. For convenience of reference, a pamphlet containing the By-Laws of the Club, is mailed herewith, and your attention
is called to article XX, relating to membership. Will you please signify your acceptance. Respectfully yours, John Herbert,
President. John Ritchie Jr Cor. Sec Rev John Muir San Francisco California 02539