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My Dear Burdick: Have you got maps -- hired guides -

My Dear Burdick: Have you got maps -- hired guides -

Overview

Creator: 
Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
Subject: 
Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909 -- Correspondence
Subject: 
Artists – United States -- Correspondence
Subject: 
Art and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Subject: 
Remington, Frederic, 1861-1909
Coverage: 
New Rochelle, NY
Source: 
Original letter: ink on paper, 1 p.
Date Original: 
1895-08-05
Language: 
English

Transcript

[S-2]
New Rochelle--Aug 5.--
My Dear Burdick-
Have you got maps -- hired guides, &c.  The hour approacheth when the time draws near.
I am getting my traps together. Have ordered the canoes and paddle &c -- we will get them very cheap!--
We ought to leave New York on Saturday Aug. 31--Take you on at Albany and the boats will be at Rouses Point.

 

[Sketch of a man (Burdick) in a canoe with the caption “Running Rapids”]

Rights

Rights Management: 
Original materials may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (more information).

Technical

Digitization Specifications: 
Scanned at 600ppi on Epson 1000XL scanner as 48-bit RGB uncompressed TIFF images. Images resized to 960 pixels wide, 150 dpi, and saved as JPEG (level 7) in Photoshop CS5 with Unsharp Mask of 60:1.
Date Digital: 
August 22, 2011
Format: 
image/jpeg
Type: 
Text

Location

Series: 
7
Box: 
8
Folder: 
U08