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letterhead San Francisco, Dec. 5 1891 Dearest of friends: Can you not write for us a biographical sketch of John Muir
such as you outlined when I was visiting you: one taken from his letters largely? I would like to publish it before the Century
publishers the one by my father if possible. I have written to the Cosmopolitan and they promise an early appearance of your
article : but that may mean some months yet. If we could afford the fifty dollars I would withdraw it from there publish it
in ours : but we cannot just yet. We can pay you about 25 for the Muir article. Will you do it? I am so grieved to learn that
you have been ill, but trust that you are better again. Did you ever mail me the Doctor s book? I never received it : but
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