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Overland (California) Office Oct. 21st 82 Mr John Muir, Dear sir: You have probably heard of the revival of the Overland
Magazine about to take place. I want very much to talk with you about it, and as I understand you do not come to San Francisco,
I will so far intrude on you as to come to Martinez, next Monday, the 23d. I enclose this in a note of introduction from Mr
Bartlett. I am told that your house is too distant from the station for me to find my own way thither, but that there are
teams going in every day, so that I shall not inconvenience anyone by writing thus that I will be at the