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Springfield, Vt. Feb. 2 1903 Mr John Muir, Dear Sir. Yours of Jan, 20 was duly received, and I sincerely thank you
for your kindly reply to my request to the Smithsonian Institution It was a happy chance that they referred it to you for
I would not dare make the request of you, myself, had I known where to reach you - and I am more then delighted to own an
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