Title:
Letter from John Muir to [Theodore P .] Lukens, 1896 Dec 25.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
The Huntington Library, Muir Family Papers, HM 57349-57497. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of
the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
[Theodore P .] Lukens
Date:
1896 Dec 25
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir09_0561-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
Martinez [Calif.]
Rights:
Copyrighted
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Asks me to be present at Annual meeting of Sierra Club and read a paper on the recession of Yosemite to National Gvd. Martinez,
Dec, 25, 1896 My dear Mr Lukens. The day has not yet been set for the annual meeting of the Sierra Club but will be soon
after the hold ups I will let you know as soon as the day is fixed. I am delighted to know that you favor the recession of
of the Yosemite Grant to the Federal Government to be made a part of the Yosemite National Park, which naturally it now is.
Can I count on you to be present at our annual meeting to talk to the Club on this subject? With best wishes for your wife
grandchildren Mr. Dyer I am ever Cordially yours John Muir