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drawing San Francisco April 25/74 Dear Mr. Muir: I was very sorry my wife s concern for me when I was in one of my
bad spells prevented me from seeing you when you were so kind as to call. I am still lame and confined to my room, and my
hand is too shaky for plain writing; but I must say how illegible I appreciate the kind words in your note of the 17th, and
hope it may be con- venient for you to favor us with another call. I regret very much serving? my pleas- ant relations with
the underlined: Overland and its able contributors, and especially regret that the opportunity to share in the public illegible
of your valuable papers and to know