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GEORGE & HINSDALE
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ROOMS 3, 4, AND 5, UP STAIRS
401 J STREET
SACRAMENTO, CAL
March 22, 1905

Dr. David Starr Jordan
Stanford University, Cal.

Dear Doctor Jordan:

It was my intention to be present at the funeral of Mrs. Stanford
Friday afternoon at the University. The very serious condition and prob-
able death in a day or two of Judge McKune, an old and retired member
of our firm, makes it impossible for me to leave the office, much to my
regret. I had hoped, as a member of the class of '95, who stood on Oct-
ober 1st, 1891, and listened to the words of the founders, to be present
and to pay my tribute when the survivor should be laid away. Though
my absence is necessary, I shall certainly be with you all in spirit. It
was not given to all of us to know Mrs. Stanford as you did, and to come
into such close contact with her, and to share so much her sorrows and her
joys. Your loss we all know and share, and I trust that some day the
real heroism of Mrs. Stanford will be appreciated in its fulness, not
only by the academic world, but by the people in general.

With kind regards, I am,
Sincerely,
Lester J Hinsdale