433 Grove St Milwaukee Wis Aug 2 - 1904 John Muir Esq Martinez Cal Dear Friend John I am not given to worrying but I
felt a trifle anxious but your letter and the announcement of our banker disposed of it all; after hearing from headquarters
he gave me a new check which was shortly afterward forwarded to Charlie, your letter going with it. He was away out on the
Indian Peninsula north of Owen Sound in camp. Of course he did not get it very soon and evidently like myself was in no great
hurry answering so more than a month has passed However all is well that ends well Charlie was much pleased with the reading
of your letter says I must certainly go to see you which I hardly need to be told. My mind has been made up to that for some
time past. The question is when. I have decided that it will not be postponed later than Oct 1905 I have some hopes that it
may be sooner if I can work some business with it If not on the date mentioned there will be a great missionary convention
of Disciples at San Francisco so I want to kill two birds with one stone in either case. You may think this does not speak
well for my estimation of the prospective visit 03421