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[Letterhead] 3260 Groveland Avenue.

Chicago,

July 12th/93.

Mrs. Stanford

My Dear Friend

Pardon me
if I intrude in this your
hour of great sorrow, by
expressing to you my sin-
cere sympathy. I know
what it is to lose one who
has been ones nearest com-
panion for yrs - you partic-
ularly are left truly lonely
having so lately parted with

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often in our hours of afflic-
tion we are tempted to
ask "why must this come
to me"? but we can only
bow in submission & be
still. You may have heard
I now make my home with
my Daughter & while not
as independent financially
as would be pleasant still
I have a nice home & am very
glad to again return to private
life. This is not intended
merely as a letter of Condolence
but as one of warm sympathy
to a former dear friend & Neigh-
bor. Hoping I have not in-
truded I remain

Yours very sincerely

M. E. Blackwell.