Creator
S. C. Smith
Recipient
J. William White
Transcription
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESWASHINGTONJanuary 1, 1908.Prof. J. William White,1810 S. Rittenhouse Square,Philadelphia, P.A.[in margin: 1913 Who's who address 18 Consord Ave Cambridge Mass]Dear Sir:I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of recent date protesting against the use of Hetch Hetchy for the storage of water for San Francisco. I will take pleasure in laying your communication before the committee and can assure you that it will receive due consideration.Yours very truly,S. C. SmithDear Mr Muir:I wish I could do something more to help you. I have written to the [illegible] Congress - [illegible] mentioned in your circular letter.I shall speak of the matter to Secretary [Rool?] (whom I happen to be seeing occasionally) and to Secretary Garfield.Let me know if you [illegible] J William WhiteJohn Muir, Esq.04009
Location
Washington [D. C.]
Date Original
1908 Jan 1
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27 x 20.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Smith, S. C., "Letter from S. C. Smith to J. William White, 1908 Jan 1." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5220.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5220
Resource Identifier
muir17_0019-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0019
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
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Pages
1 page
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
