Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[Robert Underwood] Johnson
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Transcription
Martinez, Jan 18, 1897.My dear Johnson,Dont write any more letters to Elliot McAllister Sec of the Sierra Club They will only be thrown away, for he is only a dull booby politician. At a directors meeting held last Saturday, our Vice president Olney offered a resolution advising the recession of Yosemite to form part of the National Parkwhich naturally it is, when McAllister got up & read a letter of yours & angrily declared he did not see why any cranky man in New York should interfere with Californias parks etc. Prof Davidson also objected, saying California ought to be able to mind her own affairs without aid of them eastern fellers. A majority of the board present however favored recession-but it was deemed best to wait a full meeting of the board & endeavor to get unanimous consent before bringing the matter to vote. McAllister is nothing but a trimming politician. Dont waste another letter on him.Ever YourJohn Muir10021
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1897-01-18T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Resource Identifier
muir09_0637-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0637
Copyright Status
Copyrighted
Copyright Statement
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish or exhibit them, see http://www.pacific.edu/Library/Find/Holt-Atherton-Special-Collections/Fees-and-Forms-.html
Owning Institution
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Copyright Date
1984
Page Number
Page 1
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
