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Madison Wis. May 10.68. Mr Merrill Moore. Dear Sir. I am very uneasy over the interruption of my corres- pondence with John
Muir - Some- time in the fall I received a line from him at Cedar Keys, Florida telling me that he was sick there and asking
me to write to an address which he gave me. I immediately complied, and be- fore my letter could have rea- ched him received
a second asking me to direct to New Orleans where he was intending to go. To the latter place I sent a long letter filled
with everything which I thought illegible him - and I illegible 06082