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00758 1 1877 Thanksgiving eve at old 1419 Taylor St My dear Sister Sarah I find an unanswered letter illegible yrs dated
Sep 23d though I have been very hungry on the mtns a few weeks ago I have just been making bountiful amends at a regular turkey
thank feast of the old New England type I must make an effort to answer it however incapacitated by stuffing for illegible
upon it this Turkish method of thanks does make the simplest kind of literary effort hard, - ones brains go heavily along
the easiest lines like a laden wagon in a bog but I can at least answer your questions The Prof Gray I was with on Shasta
is the writer of the school botanys the most distinguished botanist in America, Sir Joseph Hooker is the leading botanist
of England. We had a fine rare time together in the Shasta forests discussing the botanical characters of the grandest comfe
illegible trees in the world camping out enjoying ourselves in pure freedom Gray is an old friend that led around Yosemite
Years ago with whom I have corresponded for a long time. Sir Joseph I never met before He is a fine cordial Englishman