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THE SONS OF DANIEL BOONEBRANCH OFCLUB OF CLUBS11 EAST 24 TH STREETNEW YORK CITYflood, or in times of riot or standing up illegible
noted bully or rough, when the interests of peaceable illegible demands it; and so forth, and so forth. You being a particular
out-door here, the President illegible self endorsed your name as being the one eminently proper for illegible Notch for the
society. I have accordingly enclosed some suggestions for the deed necessary to win the John Muir Top Notch. I will consider
it a personal favor if you will kindly select the one you would like best to be known by your name. This will please the illegible
immensely and stimulates them to worthy acts and deeds. If you will give your early attention to this so that illegible may
illegible in a position to send illegible list of Top Notches to the different Forts scattered illegible the illegible States
and Canada, you will conser a great faver on me. Any suggestion or amendment you illegible offer for your Notch will be glade
adopte illegible It may interest you to know that the only other Top Notches proposed are the Roosevelt Notch, the Dewey
Notch, the General Bell Notch, the Buffalo Bill Notch, and the Mark Twain Notch. Sincerely yours, illegible 03859