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[modern notation] Earthquake ltr. Kate Bacon, SF. May 29, '06 to Alice Bartlett, p. 1 [/modern notation]

San Francisco May 29 1906

My Dear Alice,

I have thought so often of you. And intended writing - but it is so hard to write. we all feel so unsettled. If I could only wake up and find this all a dream. How little we know what is in store for us. And what a blessing it is that we dont, we couldn't stand it. You can't imagine what a hard time we have had, The earthquake was terrible. But the cruel fire we can never forget. No water. And, for a day or two, starvation staring