DEDICATED 



by permission 



to 



Hmurabl* William OL &prmil 



Governor of Pennsylvania 

 As A Slight Token of Appreciation of 

 His Splendid 'Service 

 In Forest Conservation 



COPY 



THE GOVERNOR'S LETTER 



EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT 



HARRISBURG 

 ^Obemor December 16, 1920 



MISS KATHARINE STANLEY NICHOLSON 



22 South Eighteenth Street 

 Philadelphia, Pa. 



Dear Friend: 



Your gracious note of the ijth is at hand. Of course, 1 should greatly appreciate 

 such an honor as the dedication of your book to me, and I only wish that I might have 

 the satisfaction of feeling that I really deserved such a distinction. 



I am greatly interested in what you are planning and I trust that your work will 

 be eminently successful. 



With appreciation and kind regards, I am, 



Sincerely yours f 



(Signed) WM. C. SPROUL 



