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letterhead: Editorial Rooms of Scribner s Monthly, 743 Broadway, New York. Apl. 24. 1878 Mr John Muir, Dear Sir; We have
read your Douglass Squirrel and have not been surprised to find it a desirable paper. We have marked it underlined: accepted
and will pass it over to our Art Editor, Mr. Drake, for illustration. Your Lake sketch has just come to hand and will receive
early attention. Condense your