September 23, 1929. Miss Josephine Blanch, Del Monte, Cal. Dear Miss Blanch: Your telegram was received here upon my arrival home Friday. It had been mailed to me at Montana where I had been for three months and as we have been through a forest fire, which had all the mail and railway express stopped for days, everything was lost. That is why I did not answer your message. It is probably too late for this particular customer but I want you to know that I will be happy to hear from you at any time in the future. I expect to be at home this winter. So sorry to have missed this opportunity. Sincerely, NCR: ED [Transcript by Lauren B. Gerfen, 2012-08-30]