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President Roosevelt is pleased that Richard Watson Gilder approves of his naming of the Cleveland National Forest after President Grover Cleveland.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-20
President Roosevelt tells Francis Folsom Cleveland, President Grover Cleveland’s widow, that he has recently had the honor of signing a proclamation changing the name of the San Jacinto National Forest to the Cleveland National Forest. Roosevelt reviews how that forest first came to be reserved for conservation purposes by President Cleveland and praises his foresight in recognizing the importance of conservation.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-13
Francis Folsom Cleveland thanks President Roosevelt for notifying her of the renaming of San Jacinto National Forest as Cleveland National Forest. She agrees that forest preservation was one of her husband Grover Cleveland’s priorities, and is gratified that he should be honored in such a way.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-07-18