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1 Martinez Calif. Oct 7 1898 Dear Papa, We have received your delightful lot of letters and telegrams and enjoyed
them all so much, your letter from Knoxville, Tenn. came yesterday. What a fine time you must be having We were all very glad
to hear that you were well again, for we had been worrying about you a good deal. We are all well here and are very careful
about watching the fires. Aunt Margaret is about as usual, she received your letter with the lovely little heathwort blossoms
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