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At Pat Delaneys ranch near La Grange Stanislans Co Cala? Nov 15th 69 Dear Bro David Yours of Oct 8th 21st were rec d some
weeks ago I send here with, a bill of exchange for .290 instead of 500 as I first proposed because I think from the tenor
of your letter that this change will make no mat- erial difference to you. I have about 450 more? that I was not using, but
I told illegible D illegible Thos Eagleson? in whose hands it now is to retain it a while longer if they wished to do so I
start tomorrow for the mount- ains again; Yo Semite via Pino blanco Coulterville Hardings mill I want to study the illegible
climate botany I know that looking from the business standpoint you now occupy you will say that I am silly i illegible dent