Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: K includes John J. Keane, Peter C. Kellogg, Maude Stanford Kinmouth, Elizabetha R. Kiplinger, Lucretia Wolcott Knowlton, and Mrs. J.H. Kyle

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RECEIVED at Menlo Park Calif June 22 1893

Dated Capitola Cal 22

To Mrs Leland Stanford

Menlo

I deeply sympathize with you God called your noble Companion his Crown was ready

Mrs Frank Lewis

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them, but of this I assure you. I have been praying our dear Lord to do what He alone can. I have besought the great Comforter to be with you, to bear you up to move your soul to sweet rest and trust in Him. All the Sisters in the Community join me in sympathy and prayer. they all know of the kind and generous friendship of Mr & Mrs. Stanford to their Sisters in Washington and their hearts unite with

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mine in prayer, in tender sympathy, in the fervent wish that you will be strengthened from on High to bear your great affliction.

I remain, dear Madam.

Your Sincere Friend.

Sister Lidwine. S.N.D.

Convent of Notre Dame.

East Walnut Hills

Cinci Ohio June. 26. 1893.

Dear Madam and Friend.

Since the 22^nd of this month I have known of your great sorrow; my heart yearned to express my sympathy, but I felt it a task beyond my power. To console is impossible, only One can do that: to offer you sincere and affectionate sympathy is my earnest wish, but where find words to clothe my feelings? I cannot find

ray which can penetrate the dark clouds of sorrow.

Will you permit me to offer you mine, with much love, and ever affectionate remembrance of your kindness and gracious courtesy to me ever since I have known you. May God be with you always! -

Affectionately your friend

Jeanie Gould Lincoln

Washington D.C

1514 H St

June 23^d '93,

Dear Mrs. Stanford,

In an hour of supreme anguish like this it would seem almost sacrilege to intrude were it not that human sympathy is the only golden