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letterhead Indianapolis, April 10, 1912. Dear Mr. Muir, I was in New York all last week being busy on law business nearly
all of the time. I saw in the papers on Tuesday morning that you were on for Mr. Burroughs's birthday: and I wanted much to
see you especially as I had had to leave home at a time when my mother was suffering much pain with a rheumatic attack. Her
physician had told me that it was entirely safe to leave her; and as she had read with great interest your letters and papers
in the magazines during the last year, I knew she would enjoy hearing of you from me. Saturday morning, I had not heard anything
from you through I had written her that I was expecting to her from you at any moment. 05170