Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood]
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
April 12th, 1897
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. V. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
My dear Muir:-
I wonder if you ever knew, and if so, if you remember Peter French, who was Collector at Sitka in the administration of President Arthur, He happens to be a brother of a friend of mine, and also to be an applicant for reappointment to the position in which he served for four years. I write to you in the faint hope that you may remember him, and that there may be some word of commendation you could say of him, which I might use with the President, or through Senator Wolcottt, who, I understand, is a friend of Mr. French. He is vouched for to me as having been a very capable man, and one highly valued by General Sheridan, upon whose staff he served during the war.
Glory halleluiah!. Mr. Pinchot has just returned from Washington with the news "that the President will not break up the reserves, and that the prospect of good legislation attached to the Sundry Civil Bill this session is first rate."
You can understand what enormous pressure has been put upon the President from the Northwest, and if he stands firm
02273
J.M.2.
R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL,
ASSISTANT EDITOR.
it will show extraordinary backbone, I have forwarded to him the resolutions of the Sierra Club, and have written two letters - one particularly about the Cascade Reserve, which is being bitterly attacked.
Whenever you can get anybody of influence to write a letter to him or to McKenna, by all means do so. 1 shall try to see the President when he comes to New York to the Grant ceremonies on the 27th.
Always faithfully and affectionately yours,
R. U. Johnson
Mr. John Muir,
Martinez, Cal.02273
Location
New York
Date Original
1897 Apr 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 24 x 21 cm.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Robert Underwood, "Letter from R[obert] U[nderwood] to John Muir, 1897 Apr 12." (1897). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 2228.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/2228
Resource Identifier
muir09_0829-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 09, Image 0829
Collection Identifier
Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc
Copyright Status
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Owning Institution
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Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
