letterhead Nov. 14th, 1884 Dear Friend Muir Last eve on return from SF to our hous in Alameda joyously confronted by a
Box the grevious fruit of the Vine- that best of all the illegible of kindly recollections on your part this is the illegible
Now properly having our acknowledgement to another at the illegible of Mrs. illegible of the kingdom is away at Folsom Father
sick illegible of paralysis - expect illegible soon but I take it upon myself to thank you on her illegible , of the occupants
of the round table Hope also some day to have the like pleasure of yours in recprocating in kind - but any way think my best
chance would be to send a Book the MS in the main? - 4 oto 2 illegible illegible by yours truly on the Redwoods now in the
hands of the printer have not illegible the illegible who gets up the book since - but as I'm to C illegible rest proof illegible
soon will - will secure you a copy - price D to illegible illegible 20 - if so ought to be rather stylish