Creator
William Kent
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
William KentKentfield, Marin Co., Cal.,_Oct. 27,1908 190Mr. John Muir,Martinez, Cal.My dear Mr. Muir:Mr. J. E. Lewis, candidate for State Senator, as asked me to commend him to you. He is a candidate on the Democratic ticket and is singularly able and efficient. He is in the real estate business here and formerly ran a saloon which he abandoned, I believe, out of dislike for the business and a sense of public decency.His opponent, Mr. E. B. Martinelli, is a lawyer of good ability and high character. From my standpoint he is rendered ineligible by his connection with the corporations hereabouts. The interests of these corporations are in some points hostile to the public interests and while Mr. Martinelli is a friend whom I highly esteem I am sorry that he is a candidate. I have no desire to butt into local politics and should not have written you this letter except that Mr. Lewis requested it. Some way or other I feel that after all I have gone through I am entitled to rest up as far as politics are concerned.I hope you will come over to see us again and take more time to see the Woods.Yours truly,William Kent04308
Location
Kentfield, Calif.
Date Original
1908 Oct 27
Source
Original letter dimensions: 27.5 x 21.5 cm.
Recommended Citation
Kent, William, "Letter from William Kent to John Muir, 1908 Oct 27." (1908). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5553.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5553
Resource Identifier
muir17_0953-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 17, Image 0953
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
