Jane Lathrop Stanford Papers

and right glad I will be to see them. Fannie, Ulysses wife has presented me with another little grand son and they call him Ulysses.

My little California grandson Chapman (The little fellow whose picture you so kindly and generously had painted for me, and for which I now thank you ever so much.) has just written me a letter of thanks for his first trousers which I sent him lately.

Hoping you are well and feel hopeful for the senator's good health. believe my your sincere friend

Julia D. Grant

at the "Ormond" about half a mile from here, but Mrs Grant thought the sea air would be beneficial to her so came over to the "Coquina" hotel. She has already derived much benefit and hopes to be quite well when they all leave for home on the 19th. Mrs Grant is looking very well but she is easily tired and worrried. Mrs Grant sends her love to yourself and the Senator, and hopes she may have the pleasure of seeing you in New York, if you have not left for California before she reaches there.

Yours truly,

Mary Coffey.

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the Gen'l's suggestion, and I think it is high time I should as my three score years and ten are nearly run and I must be looking to my lamp, and try and leave my little in good order. This long explanation is because you said you would address my letter so, as you supposed my home had changed hands, it is hard for

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me to give up my house, but I must. I have not been in my house since last June.

Dear Madame

Mrs Grant wishes me to say that she began this letter to you, but as she has been quite poorly for two weeks) not ill, but very weak) she requested me to finish it. She is at the sea coast. Mr Ulysses and family are

My dear Mrs. Stanford,

Mrs Grant hopes that you have received the papers which she sent you, as they contain acounts of the correspondence, which she and Genl Grant had with Mr Vanderbilt, and she thinks you will be interested in that matter. With

sorry to see so little of you when you were here last, but hope to be with you a great deal when you return. If you were not well, it was most natural for you not to let us know of your coming. We are going over to make Mrs. Grant a little visit part of the Christmas holidays & see her in her new home.

We trust you are very well & will have a lovely, restful journey & come back to great