Creator
John Muir
Recipient
[William] Colby
Transcription
Martinez, Jan. 13, 1908
Dear Mr. Colby:
Of course I heartily approve of the proposed vote of thanks to Mr Kent, & suggest a slight change in the form of the resolution as follows:
Resolved: That the Sierra Club extend a hearty vote of thanks to Mr William Kent in testimony of its appreciation of his noble gift to the Federal Government of the Redwood Canon [diacritic] on Mt Tamalpais with its magnificent primeval groves of Sequoia sempervirens, to be devoted as a public park & pleasure-ground to the people forever.
By order of the Board of Directors
Jan '08
What's your Hetch Hetchy news? mine are all promising so far.
Helen is now comfortably settled in a cottage I built for her on the Van Dyke ranch on the Mohave desert, near Daggett, 10 miles east of Barstow
She is already much better, though for a complete cure, Dr Moffett says she must stay there or in some similar dry desert region for a year or two.
I called at your office last Saturday. Wishing you & your fine hopeful family a happy New Year, I am
ever faithfully yours
John Muir
Location
Martinez [Calif.]
Date Original
1908 Jan 13
Source
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Recommended Citation
Muir, John, "Letter from John Muir to [William] Colby, 1908 Jan 13." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5236.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5236
Resource Identifier
muir17_0057-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0057
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
Copyrighted
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.
Copyright Holder
Muir-Hanna Trust
Pages
2 pages
Keywords
Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters
