Letter from Mrs. James E. White to John Muir, 1903 Feb 2.

Springfield, Vt.Feb. 2 1903Mr John Muir,Dear Sir.Yours of Jan, 20 was duly received, and I sincerely thank you for your kindly reply to my request to the Smithsonian InstitutionIt was a happy chance that they referred it to you for I would not dare make the request of you, myself, had I known where to reach you - and I am more then delighted to own an autograph letter 03158 of John Muir aside from receiving the desired information - and allow me to add that there is for me a charm in your description that excels Allen - [Tom?] Dyke - Burroughs etc.You ask no fee but surely postage is your due.Again I thank you.Sincerely yoursMrs James E Whit

Letter from Mrs. James E. White to John Muir, 1903 Feb 2.

Springfield, Vt.Feb. 2 1903Mr John Muir,Dear Sir.Yours of Jan, 20 was duly received, and I sincerely thank you for your kindly reply to my request to the Smithsonian InstitutionIt was a happy chance that they referred it to you for I would not dare make the request of you, myself, had I known where to reach you - and I am more then delighted to own an autograph letter 03158https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41170/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mrs. James E. White to Sec. of the Smithsonian, 1903 Jan 8.

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.Washington.Respectfully referred to Mr JohnMuir, Martinez, Calif.and writer so advised.Charles S. WalcottDIRECTOR.M.[in margin: 309][Jan 8, 1903]To the Secretary of the Smithsonian [illegible] Institution - Washington, D.C.Dear Sir:-Will you kindly give me a seven to ten minnet sketch of the life and works of John Muir, who as I understand is in the employ of the government as geologist and perhaps in other capacities, in our National Parks and Reservations.From the literary point I have Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West - The Yellowstone National Parks - Among the Animals of the Yosemite- and The Grand Canon [diacritic]03133https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41583/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mrs. James E. White to John Muir, 1903 Feb 2.

Springfield, Vt.Feb. 2 1903Mr John Muir,Dear Sir.Yours of Jan, 20 was duly received, and I sincerely thank you for your kindly reply to my request to the Smithsonian InstitutionIt was a happy chance that they referred it to you for I would not dare make the request of you, myself, had I known where to reach you - and I am more then delighted to own an autograph letter 03158https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41170/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mrs. James E. White to John Muir, 1903 Feb 2.

of John Muir aside from receiving the desired information - and allow me to add that there is for me a charm in your description that excels Allen - [Tom?] Dyke - Burroughs etc.You ask no fee but surely postage is your due.Again I thank you.Sincerely yoursMrs James E Whitehttps://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41171/thumbnail.jp

Letter from Mrs. James E. White to Sec. of the Smithsonian, 1903 Jan 8.

of the Colorado - magazine articles-How much the government gives gratis I do not know. If there is a fee attached to the replying to such requests - kindly inform me and I will willingly forward the same-Enclosed find stamped and addressed envelope-Trusting my request is not extravagant - and hoping an early reply I amSincerely yoursMrs James E. WhiteSpringfieldVermontJanuary the eight -nineteen hundred and three.https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/41584/thumbnail.jp

James Franklin Collins correspondence.

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