Correspondence: H.C. Wilburn to Zebulon Weaver, March 3, 1932

Zebulon Weaver (1872-1948) was a lawyer and U.S. Representative from western North Carolina. He was a member of the North Carolina Park Commission and was involved in the land acquisition process that went towards establishment of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and development of the Blue Ridge Parkway. In this letter Wilburn informs Weaver that the Park Commission had agreed to purchase an additional tract of land from the North State Corporation and he was enclosing a map showing the land’s boundaries for Weaver’s perusal.EUGENE C. BROOKS, Raleigh D. M. BUCK,BALD MOUNTAIN JOHN G. DAWSON.Kinston PLATO EBBS.Asheville R.T. FOUNTAIN, Rocky Mount NORTH CAROLINA PARK COMMISSION COMMISSION ON THE PART OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESENTING THE CLAIMS OF NORTH CAROLINA FOR A NATIONAL PARK MARK S Q U I R ES , Chairman, Lenoir EUGENE C.BROOKS, Secretary. Raleigh 307 City Building, P. 0. Box 1232, Asheville, N. C. J. A. HARD1SON. WadeSBORO FRANK LINNEY. Boone J. ELMER LONG. Durham HARRY NETTLES, Biltmore E . S. PARMER, JR. GreensBOF MARK SQUIRES, LenoiR March 3, 1932. Hon. Zebulon Weaver, M. C, House Office Building, Washington, D. 0. Dear Mr. Weaver: The Park Commission has agreed to purchase an additional tract of land from the North state Corporation to enable them to pay their pledge to ^.,_ ^ , „ , _. ., _, Western^offolmaUmveirsiti.i the Park Fund in land I am enclosing you herewith map showing the boundary with grants plotted on them; also anaylsis of title, in order that you may refresh your memory as to these lands. Mr. Woodbury suggests that I send along opinion sheet for your signature. Thanking you and with very kind personal regards, I am Yours very truly, NORTH CAROLINA PARF COMMISSION By H. C. Wilburn. HCW: S Ends