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Letter From William C. Bartlett To John Muir, 1899 Jan 7., William C. Bartlett

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Please return to J Muir

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Porterville Cal. Jan 7, 1899

My Dear Mr. Muir -

I am moved to write to you about a matter which seems to me of great public importance. I came here last August - with a commission as Federal Forest Supervisor of the Southern Sierra Reservation (4000,000 acres or more). Last season 200,000 sheep invaded the reservation by virtue of a temporary concession made by the Secretary of the Interior. I need not relate to you the damage and desolation which these sheep have wrought? You know all about such results from personal …

Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1899 Jan 2., Charles Sprague Sargent

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

ARNOLD ARBORETUM, HARVARD UNIOVERSITY,

Jamaica Plain, Plain, Mass,January 2, 1899

My dear Muir:

I am mailing you,at the request of General Abbot,a copy of The Engineering Magazine,published in England,which contains an article on Pacific coast trees, etc.To my mind it has no value, but I am only too glad to comply with any request or suggestion of the General's.
I suppose you have read Eliot1's article In the last Atlantic. You see that even he gives some countenance to the pasturage of sheep,probably by the talk of Bliss's agent.I think it would be a pretty good Idea if you would …

The Diary Of Colonel Israel Angell Commanding Officer, 2nd Rhode Island Regiment, Continental Army, Edward Field, Israel Angell, Norman Desmarais

Primary Sources

This document includes the full text of Colonel Israel Angell's Diaries compiled by Edward Field and published in 1899. It also includes the text of three manuscript diaries from the collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. These diaries were transcribed and digitized by Norman Desmarais and inserted in their proper location in Field's text. The diaries are organized here by the year of coverage rather than by the individual manuscripts as in Field's book. The five chronological sections of this combined text are also available as individual downloads in the supplemental materials section of this page.

Journal Of Oliver Boardman Of Middletown: 1777 Burgoyne's Surrender, Oliver Boardman

Primary Sources

Covers the period from September 2, 1777 to the surrender of the British army under General John Burgoyne at Saratoga on October 19, 1777. It includes the terms of surrender.

The Bridgewater Book

Histories of Bridgewater & Local Institutions

An illustrated history of the towns of Bridgewater (Bridgewater, England; West Bridgewater, Mass.; East Bridgewater, Mass.; North Bridgewater and Brockton, Mass.; and Bridgewater, Mass.) and their institutions (including the town library, State Farm, State Normal School, churches, and historical society). Essays in the book were contributed by Francis E. Howard, the Hon. Benjamin W. Harris, Bradford Kingman, John White Chadwick, Lucia Alden Bradford Knapp, Martha Keith, Theodore F. Wright, Albert G. Boyden, and Hollis M. Blackstone.

Abnormal Vapor Densities, Minnie Elizabeth Rice

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay questions Italian chemist Avogadro’s hypothesis about vapor densities, ultimately coming to the conclusion that Avogadro’s law is open to objection.

1899 Ruby Yearbook, Hiram Herr Shenk, Charles Austin Waltman, John Melville Whittock, Jacob Monroe Stick, Ursinus College Junior Class

The Ruby Yearbooks, 1897-2020

A digitized copy of the 1899 Ruby, the Ursinus College yearbook.

Journal Of Joseph Joslin, Jr. Of South Killingly, A Teamster In The Continental Service, March 1777 -- August 1778, Joseph Joslin

Primary Sources

Joseph Joslin, Jr. was a teamster contracted with the Continental Army. His journal covers his activities during the period of March, 1777 to August, 1778.

Determination Of Atmospheric Constituents, Ralph Ordway Brooks

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Discusses the elements of the atmosphere and its researchers, including, but not limited to, Black, Priestley, Scheele, Canvendish and Lavoisier.

Some Tendencies Of Militarism, Walter Clarke Phillips

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Explores the ways in which the concept of militarism has changed due to "modern warfare" during the years preceding 1899.

Libraries Past And Present, Lillian Mabelle George

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

This essay reviews the history of libraries, beginning with Ancient Egypt and Greece, and goes on to explore the changes that have occurred since over time, ending with nineteenth century libraries and librarians.

Tennyson's Debt To The "Morte D'Arthur", Sally Rodman Thompson

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Summary and critique of Alfred Lord Tennyson's blank verse poem, “The Idylls of the King” with discussion of the credit due to Sir Thomas Mallory’s “Morte D’Arthur” which inspired Tennyson's work.

Thirteenth Annual Report Of The Governors Of The City Of Dublin Technical Schools And Science And Art Schools For The Session 1898-9, City Of Dublin Technical Schools

Annual Reports

Annual Report

Appendix A: Scholarships to pupils attending the evening classes at the City of Dublin Technical Schools.

Appendix B:Cash account from 1st. August, 1898 to 31st.July, 1899.

Appendix C: Results of examinations held April, May and June, 1899

Appendix D: List of life members, annual subscribers and donors for the year 1898-9.

9-8 Photograph Charles W. Chesnutt Date Unknown, Charles W. Chesnutt

Chesnutt Documents

A photograph of young Charles W. Chesnutt, date unknown.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

Combustion Analysis; Estimation Of Carbon & Hydrogen, Clifford Brewster Morrison

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Documents the methods of composition analysis by Antoine Lavoisier the 18th century and the adoption and refinement of this method by Theodore V. Saussure and others in the 19th century to combustion analysis. Includes plates of measurement equipment used.

History Of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment Of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men Of 1775 From York County ; With A Full Account Of Their Movements During The Battle Of Bunker Hill And Complete Muster Rolls Of The Companies, Nathan Goold

Maine Collection

History of Col. James Scamman's Thirtieth Regiment of Foot : Eight Months' Service Men of 1775 from York County ; With a Full Account of Their Movements During the Battle of Bunker Hill and Complete Muster Rolls of the Companies

by Nathan Goold

"Reprinted From the Maine Historical Society's Quarterly"

The Thurston Print, Portland, Maine, 1899.

Letter From Francis H. Allen To John Muir, [Ca. 1899]., Francis H. Allen

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

journey through the South in the interest of the Atlantic in February and March and got back very much run down, so that after about a fortnight in the office he came down with crysipelas. For the last week or two he has been resting and recuperating in North Carolina, and he is so much improved that he expected to start for home to-day.
I hope you have been well. We have

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been having some beautiful spring weather lately, and it makes me long to get into the woods - I mean big woods; I get into little woods …

5-5 Letter To Mr. Page 1899, Charles W. Chesnutt

Charles Chesnutt - Correspondence

Letter from Charles W. Chesnutt to a Mr. Page- marked as after February 1899

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

9-9 Photograph Susan Perry Chesnutt - Wife Of Charles W. Chesnutt Date Unknown, Susan Chesnutt

Chesnutt Family Correspondence

A photograph of Susan Perry Chesnutt, wife of Charles W. Chesnutt, date unknown.

Kept at Charles W. Chesnutt Library Archives & Special Collections Department at Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC

Letter From H[Orace] H. Walters To John Muir, 1899 Jan [?]., Horace H. Walters

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Chicago Jan 1899

John Muir

My Dear Sir

With this please find the "first fruits" of your generous contribution to the cause of the birds or what will be when sent out. This article of Mr. Dutcher's was "set up" in this form, with the intention of sending the same to all the [Agl.?] papers of the country, to serve as "copy"; it is just off the press. Just at this point (after letters had been written, and envelopes addressed to the [Agl.?] papers,) comes a letter from Mr. Lacey (Member from Iowa) saying that the bills in the Senate …

The Bradford Manuscript, Abbie Gertrude Sherman

Student and Lippitt Prize Essays

Summary of the Bradford Manuscript, a journal by William Bradford, English leader of the settlers of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts during his journey on the Mayflower in July of 1620.

Quarter Centennial Anniversary Souvenir Of The Southern Illinois State Normal University, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Historical Documents

This book was published by the Alumni Association to celebrate the 25^th anniversary of Southern Illinois State Normal University. It is a good source of early university history including its founding, the burning of Old Normal, the university’s influence, biographical sketches on early university presidents, the Zetetic and Socratic literary societies, and early faculty.

Letter From James T. White To John Muir, 1898 Dec 30., James T. White

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

JAMES T.WHITE & CO.,PUBLISHERS
5 AND 7 EAST 10TH ST.
NEW YORK

THE NATIONAL CYCLOPEDIA
OF AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY

Dict.J.T.W.
New York,Dec.30,1898.

Dear Sir:-

My work,as Editor-in-Chief of The National Cyclopedia of American Biography,brings me in contact with the foremost personages in the United States; and being quite a hero worshipper,I am gathering into an "Original Calendar" solely for my own pleasure and not for publication,a characteristic verse, quotation from one's own writing,drawing,or bar of music,-from the world's brightest intellects upon the date of their birthdays,and I beg to ask from you for this purpose some slight contribution from your genius …

Letter From John Muir To [Charles Sprague] Sargent, 1898 Dec 28., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez Dec 28. 1898

My dear Prof Sargent

I'm glad you're miserable about not going to Mexico, for it shows that your heartwood is still honest & loving towards the grand trees down there, though football games and Connecticut turkey momentarily got the better of you. The grand Taxodiums were object enough for the trip, & I came pretty near making it alone, would certainly have done it had I not felt childishly lonesome & woe-begone after you left me. No wonder I looked like an inland coot to friend Mellichamp. But what would that sharp observer have said to …

Letter From John Muir To [A. H.] Sellers, 1898 Dec 28., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Dec. 28. 1898

My dear Sellers

Mrs Muir & I were greatly shocked & distressed by the news of your accident. You must have suffered horribly & long in any case but after the ligaments & muscles were swollen & inflamed to have your arm set 48 hours after your fall was enough to kill. I am glad you have weathered the storm & I devoutly hope that soon you will be perfectly free from pain & sound & strong as ever.
I have always felt that sidewalks & everything artifical & civilized were dangerous & this dreadful accident …

Letter From John Muir To [Theodore P.] Lukens, 1898 Dec 28., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

thanks me for many photos of my taking as to his trip to New England & the southern states
Sierra Club nearly dead

Happy New Year

Martinez, Dec 28. 1898

My dear Mr Luken -

I thank you heartily for the magnificent lot of forest photographs just arrived. Few could guess that so many grand pictures of forest, garden & mountain could be found in San Bernardino Range.
I got home about a month ago. Spent the summer in New England, Canada & the southern states studying the forests, & of course I had a grand time especially in the …

Letter From C[Harles] S[Prague] Sargent To John Muir, 1898 Dec 27., Charles Sprague Sargent

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

ARNOLD ARBORETUM, HARWARD UNIVERSITY,Jamaica plain, Mass, December 27, 1898.My dear Muir:

Your letter which I got two or three days ago sounded a little sad I think. I am not surprised, however, that a man who would rush through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona without stopping even for a day to look at some of the most interesting trees in the world should be a little dejected. It is pretty evident that you cannot be trusted to travel alone and that in future I shall have to be your constant companion.
I pass my time now thinking about [illegible] and …

Letter From Charles Mohr To John Muir, 1898 Dec 22., Charles Mohr

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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December 22 1898

My dear Mr Muir.

The receipt of your kind letter of the [illegible] inst and of your beautiful book has given me and all of mine great pleasure. We are glad to learn of your safe arrival at your sunny home, and the "mountains of California will be a continous source of delight to all of us. Reading the first chapter memories of the Old [Long?] Syne with a flood of pleasant reminces were revived. The grandeur of the scenery of the old mountains, [crapes?] at Truckees [illegible], the [deseend?] of a starved ragged lot of …

Letter From Julia Merrill Moores To John Muir, 1898 Dec 20., Julia Merrill Moores

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

1960 N. Pa. St., [Indianapolis],

Dec. 20th, 1898.

My dear Mr. Muir,

I thank you warmly for your kind letter of the 9th. It reached me on the 15th. It was disappointed to know that we were not to see your face - not to hear your voice and learn from you of all you had seen and learned during your trip from Maine to Florida. I can well believe how much you must have enjoyed it all. How well I recollect the day long ago, even thirty years, when you left us to find your way to Florida. How …

Letter From D. R. Smith To John Muir, 1898 Dec 19., D. R. Smith

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Stowe Dec 19. 1898

My Muir, Dear sir:

I received that book all right & am greatly obliged to you.
Shall try and remember you if I ever see you again even among strangers.
We were the last ones on the Mt this fall untill they went up there to make this [Ice?] about a week ago.

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We have about two feet of snow here now and the weather is about 10° below zero.
Hope you got around home all safe.
I am still in the [livry?] business.
Should like to have you come here in the middle …