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Rose Cottage, Woodbush, Dunbar. 31-8-14. Mr. Muir, Dear Sir, Thanks very much for your lovely book- The Mountains
of California which I received the other day. It is very kind of you indeed to send me it and I appreciate it very much. The
Book is nicely illustrated and on glancing through it I see it will interest me greatly. I am just going to start now and
read it over. Is'nt this a dreadful war? Our old Town of Dunbar is very busy, it is a Cavalry Depot and Reserves recruits
for various regiments are mobilized here and sent to the front, over 3,000 men have been passed through Dunbar Depot already
and recruits for Kitchener's army are arriving 05832