TLS as president, one page, 7 x 8.75, White House letterhead, July 10, 1908. Letter to William T. Cox of the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, in full: "I am informed that you have been designated to prepare material for the use of the National Conservation Commission. My keen interest in the work to which you are to contribute leads me to emphasize its importance. By close and vigorous cooperation with the Commission you will render a valuable public service which I shall appreciate." In very good to fine condition, with light soiling and slightly irregular toning. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. In 1911, the State Forestry Board of Minnesota appointed Cox as its state's very first State Forester. A desirable letter from Teddy Roosevelt, who while president consistently placed conservation high on the national agenda—he set aside more national parks and nature preserves than all of his predecessors combined.
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