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San Diego June 26th 1893

Mrs Leland Stanford

Dear Lady

It has been
my mission for years to write obituaries
for the mourner & I have many
complimentary replies from noted persons
I sent several poemes [sic] in the year 1884 to
John G Whittier & I have a beautiful
letter from him in reply. I also wrote a
poem for Mrs U S Grant when the Gen died & received a
complimentary card of thanks & her son
called on me when here. I also wrote a
poem for Ex Gov Downey when his first
wife died & he wrote me a nice letter
in reply & called on me in person to
thank me. I wrote another poem for
Mrs John B Finch when her husband
died & I have a sweet letter from her

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On the wall a Life Diploma as a
teacher & a Supreme court Law certificate
all earned by Wm H Mason by as hard
toil as ever a Garfield had Husband
is a fine looking man & happy even
in great financial troubls [sic] for our home
lone [sic] cannot be broken. He was District
Attorney of Humboldt co but my health
failed in that damp climate. My dear
adopted niece Amelia Ruth Hubbard
is the other loving member of our
family. For over seven years she has
been cashier and bookkeeper in the oldest
bookstore here. Her health is failing
for the need of a change. She only
weighs one hundred & six lbs & oh
how my heart aches for her. Oh
will you not dear lady employ
her in some way so that she can
have a change. She is as sweet &
pure as an angel & the rich & poor
love her. She was once a sholar [sic] in
Oakland. Mr Huntington knew my
mothers cousins in Sacramento. They were
Henry Merwin & Fen Massal. If you