November 12, 1931 – Belle Moskowitz to JSA – Dear Mr. Apperson: We think we made a good fight. I read your letter to the Governor today and he was… Read more »
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March 3, 1930 – JSA to Frank D. Morehouse
March 3, 1930 – JSA to Mr. Frank D. Morehouse (Glens Falls) – Dear Mr. Morehouse: The enclosed is a draft of a resolution that has, or will be… Read more »
March 13, 1929 – JSA to Hilda Loines
March 13, 1929 – JSA to Hilda Loines – Dear Hilda: Your letter of the 6th with enclosure from MacDonald is very interesting, and Lot 11 alone would fill… Read more »
March 13, 1923 – George Van Namee to Charles P. Steinmetz
March 13, 1923 – George R. Van Namee (Secretary to the Governor) to Charles P. Steinmetz, A. E., PhD. Wendell Avenue, Schenectady My dear Dr. Steinmetz: Governor Smith has read… Read more »
August 17, 1923 – George Foster Peabody to JSA
August 17, 1923 – George Foster Peabody to JSA – Dear Mr. Apperson: Thank you for your letter of August 16th. You say “Crown Island.” It is “Triuna Island”… Read more »
June 1925 – Newspaper clipping – Putting Parks Into Politics
June 1925 – Newspaper clipping – Putting Parks Into Politics The state’s park system has been plunged into politics and its development is to be delayed for a year…. Read more »
March 4, 1926 – JSA to William K. Bixby
March 4, 1926 – JSA to William K. Bixby (St. Louis, Mo.) – Dear Mr. Bixby: You have probably noticed that Dome Island is advertised for sale in the March… Read more »
Correspondence with the Loines Family
John Apperson probably met Hilda Loines in 1921, and soon became friends with her mother, Mary Loines, a widow, and her sister, Sylvia. He invited them to the American Canoe Association Regatta, which he hosted at his camp in Huddle Bay (the Lake View Hotel property), and soon introduced the sisters to his favorite sport, skate-sailing, and helped them purchase suitable clothing and equipment from Abercrombie and Fitch, in New York.