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Letter From Carl C. Zeus To John Muir, 1892 May 15., Carl C. Zeus May 1892

Letter From Carl C. Zeus To John Muir, 1892 May 15., Carl C. Zeus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

San Jose, Cal. May, 15th, 1892.

My dear Mr. Muir:

Your kind letter was received and I will make my headquarter in your hidden cabine, if you kindly permit me to do so. Please give me a letter to some person, who is in charge of the premises; or shall I write to the governor for a permit to pitch my tent where I please? Inclosed prospectus will interest you, perhaps the [Derving?] Publishing Company may do something to aid the enterprise and I hope that you may write up for us Middle and Northern California. You are a true …

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Letter From John Muir To Henry Senger, 1892 May 10., John Muir May 1892

Letter From John Muir To Henry Senger, 1892 May 10., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, May 10, 1892.

Mr. Henry Senger,

Dear Sir: I am greatly interested in the formation of an Alpine Club, and think that with you and Mr. Olney that the time has come when such a club should be organized. You may count on me as a member and as willing to do all in my power to further the interests of such a club. I shall be glad to see you at my house near Martinez, or to meet you in the city. Mr. Armes of the State University is also interested in the organization of such a club, …

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Letter From Carl C. Zeus To John Muir, 1892 May 6., Carl C. Zeus May 1892

Letter From Carl C. Zeus To John Muir, 1892 May 6., Carl C. Zeus

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

San Jose, Cal. May 6th 1892.

John Muir, Esq.

San Francisco, Cal.

Dear Sir:

With much pleasure I read your charming description of the “Yosemite Valleys” and therefore I desire your advice in the selection of the best locality in “Yosemite Valley”, to pitch my tent for several months, in order to paint some large pictures for the Worlds’ Fair and the Royal Art Gallery in Munich. I have traveled much in the Western Wilds, partly in the interest of Rail Road Cos., but chiefly to secure the unknown picturesque scenery for “The Great Western Album”, therefore “I can rough …

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Letter From D[Avid] G[Ilrye] M[Uir] To John Muir, 1892 May 5., David Gilrye Muir May 1892

Letter From D[Avid] G[Ilrye] M[Uir] To John Muir, 1892 May 5., David Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Lincoln Neb May 5/92

Dear Bro John

You see we are still here. Juliaette arrived seven hours after you left & was disappointed at not finding you here. She brought your [laundry?] with her. Dan is trying so hard to get us to remain here. it makes it hard for us to decide what to do. According to his talk it looks as if we could make a living here & perhaps move even the first year. If you needed me as much as you seem to Juliaette it would not be so difficult for us to decide. I m …

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Letter From Abby Hutchinson Patton To John Muir, 1892 May 2., Abby Hutchinson Patton May 1892

Letter From Abby Hutchinson Patton To John Muir, 1892 May 2., Abby Hutchinson Patton

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

33 West 16th St

New York May 2, 1892.

My dear Mr Muir,

We hope you still live, and move and have your being, on this little planet. We never forget our happy journey with you to Alaska, and we are glad you are immortalized in the “Muir Glacier” – your monument is not marble, but ice. We wish our friend Mr S. T. Pickard editor of Portland Transcript Maine to meet you. Mrs Pickard who is with her husband is favorite niece of John G. Whittier. They are in a party of editors en route for California.

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Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1892 Apr 30., Harry Fielding Reid Apr 1892

Letter From Harry Fielding Reid To John Muir, 1892 Apr 30., Harry Fielding Reid

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Cleveland, O. Apr. 30, 92

My dear Mr. Muir,

I sent you a few days ago two copies of my “Studies of Muir Glacier”, which, tho’ dated Mch 21, has not lately been received. I expect to place the pamphlet on sale in several of the Pacific coast cities, and shall send five or six to Bancroft & Co, San Francisco. I am going back to Alaska this summer to extend my

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map and observations to the upper part of Glacier Bay, and also down Main Valley to Lynn Canal. I shall make observations on the …

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Letter From Annie L. Muir To Louie [Muir], 1892 Apr 27., Annie L. Muir Apr 1892

Letter From Annie L. Muir To Louie [Muir], 1892 Apr 27., Annie L. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Portage Wis. April 27 1892.

Dear Sister Louie:-

May hearty thanks for the check for $50.00, which I am ashamed to accept- being already so deeply indebted to you all. But it shows great kindness and generosity on your part, for which I do not know how to thank you in words, and If I am ever able, in any way, to do so in deeds, I shall do so most gladly and I thank the Lord for the privilege. Apr. 28.-Already ten days since “The Boys” – John & David left us and amid most depressing circumstances , …

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Letter From C. Bielawski To John Muir, 1892 Apr 25., C. Bielawski Apr 1892

Letter From C. Bielawski To John Muir, 1892 Apr 25., C. Bielawski

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

San Francisco, April 25th, 1892

John Muir Esqr.

Dir Sir

I beg to be excused for not keeping my appointment yesterday. From the wet streets, the sky overcast with threatening clouds and the wind blowing from the south west, prognosticating a rainy day, I staid home, and can assure of having felt very sorry indeed, when at about 9 o’clock the rising sun by his warm rays dispersed the clouds as if by enchantment, and made of yesterday a day inviting pleasant excursions. But as delayed pleasure is not an abandoned one, my wife and myself will have the …

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Letter From [John Muir] To Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1892 Apr 25., John Muir Apr 1892

Letter From [John Muir] To Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1892 Apr 25., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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[letterhead]

Lincoln, Neb. April 25 1892

Dear Louie. I arrived here last evening from Indianapolis & after a short visit will push on to Kearney to see Mary once more, then will get back to California as fast as possible I left everybody well in Portage & greatly cheered by the little assistance we have in time of need – At Indianapolis three days. Enjoyed a royal welcome & found all the old friends, Found Mrs Sutherland at the old house where I lay in the dark 25 years ago. Saw Eliza Hendricks & her brother etc – …

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Letter From [Ann Gilrye] Muir To Louie [Muir], 1892 Apr 22., Ann Gilrye Muir Apr 1892

Letter From [Ann Gilrye] Muir To Louie [Muir], 1892 Apr 22., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portage April 22d 1892

Dear Louie

Your very kind and generous present came safely. for which I thank you very much. What a happy surprise we had when our dear John made his appearance amongst us so unexpectedly but his visit here was a very short one as he and David left Portage two days ago for Lincoln Neb where they will have a pleasant visit with their brother Daniel

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The two letters you sent to John came after he had gone but were sent forward immediately Today we are having quite a snow storm although we have had …

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Letter From [Ann Gilrye] Muir To Wanda [Muir], 1892 Apr 22., Ann Gilrye Muir Apr 1892

Letter From [Ann Gilrye] Muir To Wanda [Muir], 1892 Apr 22., Ann Gilrye Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portage April 22d 1892

Dear Wanda

Your nice letter of Feby 20th came safely. I was much pleased to have a letter from you and will hope to hear from you quite often I think you would enjoy a visit to Portage and I am sure your many relatives here would be delighted to meet with you and your sister Helen too you have a good many aunts and cousins here

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that would be pleased to meet you. If you should go to the Chicago Fair of course we will expect you in Portage I hope …

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Letter From James D[Avie] Butler To John Muir, 1892 Apr 21., James Davie Butler Apr 1892

Letter From James D[Avie] Butler To John Muir, 1892 Apr 21., James Davie Butler

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Madison, April 21, 1892.

John Muir, Esq.

My dear Friend,

It is too long since I have heard a syllable from you. – Let it not be longer. I give you a leaf of my life, and if I get not one of yours – shall know you have forgot – yourself. Angels must have had charge over me or I could never have survived while swinging round the circle and from Equator to mid-night sun. I have written you that Agnes joined me in London – where we spent six weeks and seven in rural Britain. The two girls …

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Letter From Bettie K. Davis To John Muir, [1892?] Apr 21., Bettie K. Davis Apr 1892

Letter From Bettie K. Davis To John Muir, [1892?] Apr 21., Bettie K. Davis

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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[1892?]

677 N. Ala. April 21st

Dear Mr Muir,

I see by the evening paper that you are in town. Both Mr Davis & I are anxious to see you. Can you not take tea with us to-morrow evening? I have been quite sick but am much better today. We all have a very pleasant remembrance of you & will be much disappointed if we do not see you.

Your friend

Bettie K. Davis

If you should be engaged to-morrow

then set your own time. We will be glad to have you taste our “salt” at any meal [or?] …

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Letter From John Muir To Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1892 Apr 20., John Muir Apr 1892

Letter From John Muir To Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1892 Apr 20., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Central Nebraska
Land and Immigration Co.
Capital Stock $100,000.00

Officers:
President:
Willis L. Hand,
Attorney at Law(etc.)

Kearney, Neb.,
Wednesday, April 20, 1892.

Dear Louie:

I am with Mary, Dave and I. We stopped a day with Mr. Waterman at Crete and came here last evening. Mary and her three children and Mr. Hand are all very well and we are enjoying our visit. The weather here is breezy and blustering as an Alaskan mountain top and I should not like to live in so industrious a home of the winds. Our hilltop is ever calm compared with this.
I …

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Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1892 Apr 18., John Muir Apr 1892

Letter From John Muir To Helen [Muir], 1892 Apr 18., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Portage Wis.

Monday Morning

April 18. 1892

My dear Helen – It is very lonely where I can’t see you though ever so many beautiful children are here. Sometimes I dont feel well & a touch of your little hand would make me better. It is pretty cold this morning, & no flowers or leaves are to be seen yet but I saw a robin gathering strings & bits of cloth to make a nest & that shows that spring will soon be here. I saw a very pretty blue jay in the yard this morning, far prettier than the …

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Letter From John Muir To [Annie] Wanda [Muir], 1892 Apr 18., John Muir Apr 1892

Letter From John Muir To [Annie] Wanda [Muir], 1892 Apr 18., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Portage Wis. Apr. 18. 1892

My dear Wanda-

The people here who have heard so much about you all keep asking “Why did you not bring Wanda she is old enough to travel & just think what a joy it would be to grandma Muir to see her at least once. I have been feeling stupid & headachy since coming here. Yesterday I went to church with mother, & many of the old acquaintances came up & spoke to me. This country seems cold & flat compared with Cal. Ill tell you about the places & things I [saw?] …

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Letter From Mary M[Errill] Graydon To John Muir, [1892?] Apr 18 ., Mary Merrill Graydon Apr 1892

Letter From Mary M[Errill] Graydon To John Muir, [1892?] Apr 18 ., Mary Merrill Graydon

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Indianapolis

288 Central Ave

My dear Mr Muir

We are [hopeing?] [illegible] [illegible] for you every minute. [& it?] only just this minute occurred to me, I should write & say [it?]. It will make us all so happy to see you. At the depot. take any car, [illegible] the “Transfer car” – [then to be a Central?] [illegible] car - & in 90 min. you will be with us – [illegible] [illegible] Central, & 7th street,

Yours hasitly

but truly

Mary M. Graydon.

4-18-

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Letter From Wanda [Muir] To [John Muir], 1892 Apr 18., Wanda Muir Apr 1892

Letter From Wanda [Muir] To [John Muir], 1892 Apr 18., Wanda Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Martinez, Cal.

April, 18, 1892

My dear Papa,

When are you coming home? I hope it will be soon for it seems as if it was a long time since you were here. I hope you are well and that you had a pleasant Easter. I will be very glad indeed to have a letter from you, for we have not heard yet. I am learning a little piece which begins, “Wee, modest, crimson –

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tipped flower, Thou’s met me in an evil hour”; and which I think is pretty. Do you like it? Aunt Margaret is not very …

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Letter From John Muir To Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1892 Apr 18., John Muir Apr 1892

Letter From John Muir To Louie [Strentzel Muir], 1892 Apr 18., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Portage April 18th 1892

Dear Louie-

I reached here Thursday night. The store is sold, & [guided?] by advice of David’s friends we did not buy – fearing trouble from creditors. David is greatly worn & distressed, & is threatened with inflammation of the brain. I will get him away from here as soon as I can. Mother, Sarah, & Annie were I find hard up when I sent the first fifty dollars I have them fifty a piece more when I arrived, & the next day your fifty

arrived – but I will not need to invest the …

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Letter From John Muir To [Louie Strentzel Muir], [1892] Apr 14., John Muir Apr 1892

Letter From John Muir To [Louie Strentzel Muir], [1892] Apr 14., John Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Chicago April 14, 9-30 AM

Will reach Portage at 6. this evening. Snow & rain & [dismal?] weather generally since leaving Denver. Grand views in the Rockies. Have been quite well. Have seen but faint signs of spring since leaving California. Arround here in howling blast of sleet half an hour ago Take the Portage train in two hours. Would hunt up Col. Sellers in the meantime were it not for the [could could?] blast. Love to all

J.M.

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Letter From F. B. Perkins To John Muir, 1892 Mar 26., F B. Perkins Mar 1892

Letter From F. B. Perkins To John Muir, 1892 Mar 26., F B. Perkins

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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San Sorenzo 3/26/92

Mr John Muir:

My dear Mr Muir

Your note of yesterday reached me this morning & have me great pleasure. The hope of meeting you once more & listening to your descriptions & explanations, makes, of this, a red letter day to me. Such an informal conversational address as you suggest, moreover, is precisely what I should of all prefer. And now I am moved to ask if you will not fix a date for this great f[illegible]. We are as you know a fruit growing community & after the first of May the busy season …

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Letter From Mark B. Kerr To John Muir, 1892 Mar 24., Mark B. Kerr Mar 1892

Letter From Mark B. Kerr To John Muir, 1892 Mar 24., Mark B. Kerr

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

San Francisco, March 24/92

My dear Prof. Muir,

The Hassler expects to leave shortly having a party of the U.S. Coast Survey aboard who will work in vicinity of St. Elias. The Geological Survey is very short offunds for this Fiscal year and I cannot obtain the detail I desire to make the trip under favorable auspices. – Another year we may have an opportunity and in mean time I will let you know when Thompson comes out so that we can have a talk as to an expedition next year.-Without Government aid we cannot expect to make a …

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Letter From D[Avid] G. Muir To John Muir, 1892 Mar 19., David G. Muir Mar 1892

Letter From D[Avid] G. Muir To John Muir, 1892 Mar 19., David G. Muir

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

W. T. PARRY. ONE PRICE ONLY. D. Q. MUIR.

PARRY & MUIR,

Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing,

BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AflD CAPS, Ete., Ete.

Portage, Wis 189[illegible]

Portage, Wis.,
Mch. 19, 1892.
Dear Brother John:

We made an assignment of everything for the benefit of our creditors last night. We had mother's money in the store, so I deeded my home (where she lives) to her, which makes her good, and I hope she won't worry too much over my misfortune. Really, I've had such a hard time in the story, such hard pulling to get through after so much …

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Letter From F. B. Perkins To John Muir, 1892 Mar 15., F B. Perkins Mar 1892

Letter From F. B. Perkins To John Muir, 1892 Mar 15., F B. Perkins

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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San Sorenzo 3/15/92

John Muir Esq

My dear Sir

You have long ago forgotten me, but the brief interview I once enjoyed with you has ever since lived as one of my most treasured memories. It was in the year 1875, & in the Yosemite Valley. I was one of an editorial party of Eastern tourist. We were at Blacks Hotel; you were there on Saturday afternoon; &, late in the evening, I sat with you on the seat fronting the Yosemite fall, & listened while you told me of mountaineering [illegible]es, of the “Little Yosemite”, which you had …

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Letter From Pelham W. Ames To John Muir, 1892 Mar 14., Pelham W. Ames Mar 1892

Letter From Pelham W. Ames To John Muir, 1892 Mar 14., Pelham W. Ames

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Prof. John Muir.

My dear Sir.

The Harvard Club of San Francisco request the pleasure of your company at a dinner to be given to Charles [N.?] Eliot, President of Harvard University, at the Palace Hotel, on Tuesday March 22.d – at half past 6 o’clock.

Yours Sincerely

Pelham [N.?] Ames

President of the Harvard Club.

March 14.

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Letter From Chas. Goodall To John Muir, 1892 Mar 10., Chas Goodall Mar 1892

Letter From Chas. Goodall To John Muir, 1892 Mar 10., Chas Goodall

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

[letterhead]

San Francisco, March 10th 1892

John Muir Esqr

I am requested by the Com. of the Council of the Geographical Society of the Pacific to ask you if you will kindly give them a lecture on Glaciers, or the Muir Glacier, as it may seem to you best. I was also to ask what your terms would be, and the dates between which you could lecture

Yours truly

Chas. Goodall

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Letter From C[Larence] C[Lough] Buel To John Muir, 1892 Mar 9., Clarence Clough Buel Mar 1892

Letter From C[Larence] C[Lough] Buel To John Muir, 1892 Mar 9., Clarence Clough Buel

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT
THE CENTURY-MAGAZINE
UNION-SQUARE-NEW YORK

March 9th, 1892.R. W. GILDER, EDITOR.
R. U. JOHNSON,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR.
C. C. BUEL
ASSISTANT EDITOR.

John Muir, Esq.
Martinez, Cal.

My dear Mr. Muir:-

We were disposed at first to make use of Mr. Magee's communication in regard to the King's River Canon, but we already had a communication from Mr. Mackenzie on the park question, and we find that it will be inconvient to make room for both,
We send with the manuscript a typewritten copy which may be of use to you or Mr. Magee in finding a place for its …

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Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To John Muir, 1892 Mar 6., Mary Muir Hand Mar 1892

Letter From Mary [Muir Hand] To John Muir, 1892 Mar 6., Mary Muir Hand

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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Kearney, Nebr..

March 6/92

Dear brother John:

How unsociable we are – “uncorresponding” perhaps we might say. This condition of things is hardly necessary seems to me – and neither enjoyable nor profitable. In the first months after coming to Nebraska I wrote two letters to you – but had no answer from them. Your time is much taken up I know, and is so much more valuable than mine – that I have but little claim to any of it – but I should very much enjoy hearing from you again. My health is now very good. I …

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Letter From Pelham W. Ames To John Muir, 1892 Mar 3., Pelham W. Ames Mar 1892

Letter From Pelham W. Ames To John Muir, 1892 Mar 3., Pelham W. Ames

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

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(March 3, 1892)

Prof. John Muir.

Dear Sir.

We are now advised that Prest Eliot’s visit will be later than I had expected – and our Harvard dinner will be given on Tuesday March 22.d instead of 15th. – I hope you

will be able to be here on that date. I will of course respect your wish not to address the Club. though I think we should all be interested in hearing from you. Hoping to have the pleasure of seeing you at the dinner

I am yours very truly

Pelham W. Ames

Mch 3/92 Prest.

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Letter From Pelham W. Ames To John Muir, 1892 Feb 12., Pelham W. Ames Feb 1892

Letter From Pelham W. Ames To John Muir, 1892 Feb 12., Pelham W. Ames

John Muir Correspondence (PDFs)

Prof. John Muir.

My dear Sir.

President Eliot of Harvard is expected to be in this city next month, and the Harvard Club will entertain him at dinner probably on Tuesday March 15th. – Certainly about that date. If you can arrange to be in town at about that time, we shall hope to have the

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pleasure of seeing you on that occasion. and I will send you a more formal and exact invitation when our arrangements are perfected. If you can come, you will, I hope, be writing to address the Club on any subject you may prefer. …

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