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01117 letterhead Washington, D.C., Nov. 20th, 1883 Mr. John Muir. Martinez, Cal. My dear Sir: I am about to publish
a paper on the existing glaciers of the West and venture to ask if you can send me copies of the papers that you have published
on the same subject. If you cannot send me copies of what you have published can you furnish me with abstracts or references