Creator
Herbert Parsons
Recipient
John Muir
Transcription
SIXTIETH CONGRESS.FRANK W. MONDELL, WYO., CHAIRMAN.ANDREW J. VOLSTEAD, MINN.PHILIP KNOFF, ILL.BURTON L. FRENCH, IDAHO.SYLVESTER C. SMITH, CAL.ASLE J. GRONNA, N. DAK.BIRD S. McGUIRE, OKLA.HERBERT PARSONS, N. Y.CHARLES N. PRAY, MONT.PAUL HOWLAND, OHIO.JOHN M. REYNOLDS, PA.PHILO HALL, S. DAK.JOHN W. CAINEG, TENN.ADAM M. BYRD, MISS.JOSEPH T. ROBINSON, ARK.DANIEL W. HAMILTON, IOWA.SCOTT FERRIS, OKLA.WILLIAM B. CRAIG, ALA.WINFIELD S. HAMMOND, MINN.MARCUS A. SMITH, ARIZ.ROBERT W. DYER, CLERK.House of Representatives H. S.Committee on the Public Lands,Washington, D. C.January 6, 1909.Dear Sir:-Your telegram asking for my assistance in opposition to the Hetch Hetchy grant is at hand. I was unfortunately absent from most of the hearing on the matter but have read everything that has been said and written on the subject. I sympathize with the attitude of the opponents but, having great confidence in Mr. Pinchot and Secretary Garfield, I am perturbed as to what should be done.Very truly yours,[illegible]John Muir, Esq.,San Francisco, Calif.04396
Location
Washington, D. C.
Date Original
1909 Jan 6
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 20 cm.
Recommended Citation
Parsons, Herbert, "Letter from Herbert Parsons to John Muir, 1909 Jan 6." (1909). John Muir Correspondence (PDFs). 5648.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/muir-correspondence/5648
Resource Identifier
muir18_0041-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 18, Image 0041
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
