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Ron. George Murphy United States Senate ~,n.c.
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mark the trail.S of J"edediah Sm1 th. We appreciate your interest i n
this matter and will provide you a reply at our earliest opportunity .
TWood:htg 1-26-68
Sincerely ym.:.rs-,
. /t-f. . /,," 'C / ,_// ;· / Director
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Hon . George Mu.!.~phy United States Senate Washincoton, D. c .
Deur Senator Mill'Ph¥:
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Thank you for your recent inquiry on beh&.lf of M. s. Ruth c. Clarke concerning the mal'king of the trflils :f'll)llowed by Jedediah Smith in his western c.xplorations.
we are very much in syii.xpathy vith the obj ectives outllnell in the resolution of the J edediah Smith Society. ~le :!'"egret that v e have no authority O'l' ftmde for tho pui·:pose trii' erectlng ~~.P.torical market's of tbi s ty:pe. Such p r oj ecta tU 'e genm·nl;Ly han¢Ued by the States through such agencies a.s State hiatorical societies or State highway dcpa.t'tments . Perhaps M. s . Clarke would wish t o get in touch with those agcncieo in the states th.rough which Jec1ec.tiah Smith pnssed on his travels .
We a:ppt·eciate yam• continuing inter est in histor ic preaei:vation and wtU~e happy to &.Jpl y the nbove information .
Si..'lcerely ;}' Cura ,
(Sgd) How a rd W. Baker
A~ Director
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30N 20 DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA
OFFICE ADDRESS:
2.347 HOUSE 0FFJCC BUILDING
WASHINGTON, 0.C. 20515
DISTRICT OFF ICE:
320 VERNON STREET
ROSEVILLE, CALI FORNIA 95678
<!Congress of tbe Wniteb ~tates ~ouse of l\epresentatii:Jeg
mmla.sbington, 11.Qt.
Hon. Stewart L . Udall Secretary of Interior Washington, D.C. 20240
Dear Mr. Secretary:
J anuar y 24, 1968
T ' ...r .. COMMITTEES,;""
I NTERIOR AND INsulAR AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEES:
IRRIGATION AN D RECLA,..tATION, CHAIRMAN
NATIONAL PARKG ANO RECREATION
PUDLIC LANDS
PUBLIC WORl<S SUDCOMMITTEES:
FLOOD CONTROL
R IVERS ANO HAROOHS
PUBLIC BulLOINGS AND GROUNDS
S l!Ll!CT CoMM1rrec:: INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS
Members of the Tuolumne County, California, Historical Society has asked me to intercede with you in favorably considering a resolution adopted by the Jedediah Strong Smith Society urging the marking of trails made by this early explorer when he traveled from Missouri to California .
Certainly I would like to add my plea that you consider this resolution with favor.
J:h Enclosure
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We ~ciate fO'Wt' (!e>ntinu.ing ~e~st in l:q,sto:e-io :preservation and. were hap:py to sUpp;ty .tbe abov.e imfOl'ma;.ttton. . ·
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/ OEPUT.i ASSlSIAlil.Seciretal~ of tbe Interio~
j&(. Harold 'I'. Johnson Ho~ of Rep:t.•eaentativee Wo.sWl1g'hoa, D. c. cc ../ !~tary's Reading File ;tv Dtn ot R_ygional Director, Western) w/c of inco M&.(..e) ) w/ c of inc • JfAJ/, MF-:; Melvin ) w/c of inco ~/BI>Y
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