Touch the above image to view an 1896 letter from Merrill offering his antiquities for Lyon’s consideration.
Touch the above image to view an 1896 letter from Merrill discussing his collection.
Touch the above image to view an 1898 description of the Merrill Collection and a request for donations to purchase the whole group.
Touch the above image to view a telegraph from Merrill to Lyon noting the shipment of the antiquities by wagon.
Touch the above image to view Lyon’s 1898 Museum Diary entry reporting the delivery of the Merrill Collection by wagon.