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4 Elizabeth the girls join me in love to you and Wanda and Helen As ever yours, C. Hart Merriam John Muir Martinez,
Calif. 1 1919 SIXTEENTH STREET. WASHINGTON.D.C. Jan. 21, 1909 My dear Mr Muir: The envelope that carries this
to you has been addressed and on my desk a long time waiting, but the pressure of work has tired me out and left no time for
personal letters. This is the time of year when congress illegible are hardest. They want a lot of information of different
kinds, and told in different ways - and it's our job to comply. Besides, it pays. Last year the Biological Survey got an increase
of 20 percent and this year we have reason to expect even more. 04411