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1 Aug. 19th 1904 Mr John Muir- Martinez. Dear old friend - This afternoon your box of delicious fruit arrived, and we
send many thanks for it. What delicious peaches The Muirs are? I showed the golden fruit to Dr Wilson and he ate part of
one - the first he would eat of anything since his morning meal. He is very feeble, and has a poor appetite of late, but it
is wonderful how his strength holds out - in spite of all- 03427