Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: He - Hi includes Phebe A. Hearst, David Hewes, E.E. Hewitt, Jennie E. Hill, and Nellie Adelaide Hillyer

year, which, I hope will begin with you in brightness, & end in peace & prosperity.

I had looked forward with the hope of coming to see you tomorrow, as I remember it is your birthday, but I find it will be impossible for me to do so. I had hoped to have presented to you personally a slight token of sweet remembrance of our dearly beloved Anna, whose noble, pure gentle life & christian example I earnestly desire to perpetuate, & embalm in the hearts & memories of all her many dear friends, & of all those, who in coming years, are to be made the recipients of the comfort, aid, & support which her Christian Charity & benevloence made such generous provision.

I have waited till a fitting day, when I might send to you the first copy of the beautiful memoir of our dear Anna. No one has seen or had a copy yet & I find pleasure in feeling that you will be the first to read & comment with the dear one who with others will be uppermost in your thoughts tomorrow.

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Aug 25/93

Occidental Hotel

San Francisco

Aug 24/93

My Dear Mrs Stanford.

Please accept the assurance of my continued sympathy in your great sorrow.

Tomorrow, will bring to each of us, memories, fragrant with hallowed associations, such as I hope will help us bear our grief, & give us, fresh strength for every care, trial, & anxiety, for the coming

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I have taken great pains to have this memior [sic] truly typical, of the purity & Sweetness of dear Anna.

I shall not send out any copies now, except to Charlie, Henry & Ariel, & these will be bound the same as yours; the others will be similar, & some in white. I will be glad to send copies to any of your friends if you will send written names. I shall send none except to the most intimate & dear friends of dear & yourself & my own family. accept much love from

Your Sincere friend

David Hewes

Mrs Leland Stanford Menlo Park Cala.

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

RECEIVED at Menlo Park Cal June 22 1893

Dated New York 22

To Mrs Leland Stanford

We sympathize with you in your great sorrow

Abram S Hewitt

Los Angeles June 21st 1893.

Mrs Leland Stanford

Melno [sic] Park.

My Dear Madam.

Words. Mere words are vain, still, I beg to express my deepest Sympathy for you in your irrepairable loss.

The State, the Nation - aye, the whole world have suffered a loss that cannot be repaired.

Let us bow in humble obedience to the will of Almighty God.

Resp'ly yours [?] S.E. Hewitt