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First draft of letter, in note-book Martinez, March 6, '05. Miss Gertrude F. Trego, Platteville, Wis. Dear Madam:
I inclose with this a list of my writings, up to 1897, and a short biographical sketch, which will probably be about what
you want. Longer biographical sketches have been published in several magazines - Ainslee's April, 1901, Self Culture May,
1899, Outlook, June 3, 1903, the Century, and other magazines. I have no copy of Pic turesque Cal ifornia As far as I know
it is out of print. The firm to which the copy belonged failed 8 or 10 years ago. It is a large profusely illustrated book,
at first sold at 30 dollars a copy. I don't know where a copy can now be obtained. With best wishes, Faithfully yours,
John Muir