| Untitled Page 3The Barton Estate Company Limited
Fresno, California
Strictly Personal
7th May 1889
Hon Leland Stanford
My Dear Sir
When in the City recently. Saw Capt. [Youngberg?] - Chief
Dep. Iech. Reo. Depart.?] S. Francisco. He
stated he had a chat with you and had
hopes that something could be
arranged by which all growers of
wine grapes could carry on their
business the coming vintage, and
not be at the mercy of any designing
Reo. officer who might take it
into his head to levy blood money.
Hope this may be it [...] - for should
the plan of putting a special watch
man at [...] Distillery, be carried
out, it would End in [the...] [...].
Could not See, the match - not making
any search [...] at all, [sd?] chase only
could, making all there is made.
| Untitled Page 3The Barton Estate Company Limited
Fresno, California
Strictly Personal
7th May 1889
Hon Leland Stanford
My Dear Sir
When in the City recently. Saw Capt. [Youngberg?] - Chief
Dep. Iech. Reo. Depart.?] S. Francisco. He
stated he had a chat with you and had
hopes that something could be
arranged by which all growers of
wine grapes could carry on their
business the coming vintage, and
not be at the mercy of any designing
Reo. officer who might take it
into his head to levy blood money.
Hope this may be it [...] - for should
the plan of putting a special watch
man at [...] Distillery, be carried
out, it would End in [the...] [...].
Could not See, the match - not making
any search [...] at all, [sd?] chase only
could, making all there is made.
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