Creator
Alice Eastwood
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[1][letterhead]Sept. 19. 1898My dear Mr. Muir:Mr. Henry Gannett, the chief topographer of the United States, was in last week to entreat [very?] aid in helping him to find out whether estimates of the standing timber had been made in California and, if they had been compiled, where these estimates were to be found.The U.S. Govt. seems at last to be making an effort to discover how many trees it owns or ought to own.I could not tell him anything; but advised him to go to see you.02472
Location
San Francisco
Date Original
1898-09-19T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 13.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir10_0309-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 10, Image 0309
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
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
