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Alameda 8/23, 1887 Dear John I am apprised from a lady friend in the east, that she has given a letter of intro- duction
to stricken words me from Alfred R Wallace, the celebrated English scientist, who will arrive in S.F. to-day. I have written
to to him, inviting him to lunch on Thursday; to ride up to the Red Mnd? grave yard in the PM to be a guest of the Bartle-
by Club in the evening. Now I want you to come down join us without fail. If you can come Wednesday evening stop over night,
all the better