Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: Ch - Cl includes O.B. Cheney, Sister Clare, J.N. Clements (Cazenovia Seminary), Endora Miller Clover, and Lewis P. Clover (friend of Lincoln)

have [time?] to meet you when their house will be complete I am sorry not to see you before I go to Napa. Do you feel that later in the season you could come to us for a while? You will be perfectly quiet

there & there should be no other guests there save yourself- Mr. Clover joins me in love sympathy & believe me

Always most truly

Eudora Miller Clover

New Hackensack Dutchess Co N.Y. June 23rd 1893.

Mrs Leland Stanford Palo Alto California

Dear Madam,

It is with profound sor -row, but not with surprise that I no-tice by the New York papers of yesterday an announcement of the death of Senator Stanford, a great loss to the Country at large, but a greater loss to you his wife, who have been call -ed upon to triumph with him in his singular prosperity, and in his sorrows. Though not intimately acquainted with Mr. Stanford it was my privilege to know of him, through

New Hackensack

Dutchess Co N.Y.

June 23rd 1893.

Mrs Leland Stanford

Palo Alto California

Dear Madam,

It is with profound sorrow, but not with surprise that I notice by the New York papers of yesterday an announcement of the death of Senator Stanford, a great loss to the Country at large, but a greater loss to you his wife, who have been called upon to triumph with him in his singular prosperity, and in his sorrows. Though not intimately acquainted with Mr. Stanford it was my privilege to know of him, through

our mutual friend Mr. Lincoln whom I saw the day he left Springfield for Washington - whose remains I received at the State Capital of the Old Court House in Springfield and followed to the grave.

I also had the pleasure of meeting in company with Senator Edmond of Vermont, and others, at the house of Senator Miller of California when present to solemnize the marriage of my son Lieut Clover to his daugter [sic] Dora. My son is now absent on leave in California, and I trust may be al[lowed] to be present at the funeral of Senat[or] Stanford with his wife, both of whom I know esteemed him with deep af -fection, and to whom they were un -der obligations.

I also knew of Senator Stanford [ma?]