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Martinez California Sept. 28, 1896 My Dear Papa, We received your two sweet little letters yesterday afternoon, we were
all so glad to hear from you, I wish I could have seen the cunning little gray squirrel and I would like to look down the
steep road you drove along. The little ferns you brought us enjoyed the rain immensely and look so happy and healthy and
green and the little trees are growing. The red geraniums are blooming 09231