Creator
Alden Sampson
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
The Century Association7 West Forty-Third St.New York,24 Dec. '12.Dear Mr. Muir:Many thanks for your polite letter which has just reached me. I think I tried to do what I could; as for producing any effect upon the Secy. of the Interior, I do not know,- and we must face the possibility that he is inclined to give S.F. the grant, after she shall have purchased Spring Valley.Secy. Stimson is a personal friend of mine. I have had copied out for him to read the newspaper comments presented in the Sierra Club Brief, 18pp. in all, and I sent him yesterday the enclosed letter. Might I ask you, after you have shown it to Colby (if he would like to see it) that you would return it to me. If the matter comes up in Cabinet meeting Stimson's opinion will be of weight since I am assured by the President's Secy. Mr. Hilles (through my friend Mr. Gregory) that he (the President) holds Stimson's judgment in high esteem.Also, Mr. Wickersham, I believe, is on our side. Gregory was talking with him last spring about H.H. and Wickersham said: "Well, I can tell you one thing, they (meaning S.F.) will never get it". I am urging Gregory to write to Wickersham so that we can have all the influence possible if this comes up in the Cabinet.With many wishes for a Happy New Year,Ever sincerely yours,Alden Sampson05330
Location
[New York]
Date Original
1912 Dec 24
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20 x 24.5 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir20_1523-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 20, Image 1523
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
The Bancroft Library, University of California at Berkeley. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
