Creator

R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson

Recipient

John Muir

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March 24th, 1890Dear Mr. Muir,-I inclose a copy of Mr. Olmsted's letter in reply to Governor Waterman. This letter has been published during the past week in the New York Evening Post. I also inclose a copy ofVanderveer's bill, the only fault of which is that the limits of the new Park are too narrow. Yesterday's New York Times published the, fifth(inclosed) letter from Mackenzie confounding Waterman, and the New York Sun of March 21st contains an editorial appealing to the independent press of California to intervene for the protection of the Valley.I shall appear before the public land, Committee in [illegible] of your limits of the asked Mackenzieto [illegible] a with [illegible] to the [illegible] them or at least a [illegible].[illegible] must be best to California local [illegible] "outsides"Yours faithfullyR.N. JohnsonMr. John MuirMartinez, Cal.[illegible]024/61

Location

New York

Date Original

1890 Mar 24

Source

Original letter dimensions: 27 x 21 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir06_0407-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 06, Image 0407

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University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.

Page Number

Page 1

Keywords

John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle

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