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

July 13nth - 93 San Francisco

Dear Mrs Stanford

About a year ago I had the pleasure of meeting you & Mr Stanford at your home in Sac-ramento. I do not believe that any one ever met you and had the grace to recieve a kind word of sympathy from you that was not made happier thereby Now in the great changes and vicissitudes of life you have suffered - not of course in fortune - but in the heart's tenderest affections - Although your position is of the highest - yet even the humblest

can offer to you their love and sincerest sympathy. I as one of your humble admirers would wish to express to you in person my sympathy and admiration. I will do myself the honor to call on you on Monday coming next (July 17nth) in the forenoon. It would please me exceeding -ly to see you for a few minutes.

Yours very sincerely -

Eugenia R Kelley

LITTLE FARM. 272 ORANGE ROAD, MONTCLAIR, N.J.

June 21, 1893

Dear Mrs. Stanford

Is it with deep regret that I read in the evening papers of the death of Mr. Stanford.

As one of the greatest of Americans many will feel his loss who never saw him, but more so still will it be with those who knew him and his extended views of lifes duties and opportunities.

Our kindred views upon trotting horses and the subject of breeding them gave us many pleasant visits, of which one of the pleasantest was that of your recent visit sojourn in New York, which I shall always remember. We not only talked of his horses but of topics of political economy and currency that to which he had given so much thought. Still farther we ranged beyond mans duties and obligations in this world and speculated upon another to follow. In this too we found ourselves in accord and sympathy, for he was as untrammeled in his estimate of the benificense of the creator as in his views of worldly affairs. Bigotry had no place in his mind.

I feel that I have lost a friend yet I realize that my loss is as nothing to yours. It would be useless for me to attempt to offer words as comfort at such a time, for nothing comforts but time. Fifteen months ago I lost my wife with whom I had lived nearly twenty three years. For a time it seemed as though my lifes work was brought to an end and that for me the bottom had dropped out of the Universe. But work comes to comfort and as we realize that duties still rest upon our shoulders and as we go about them we find that cheerfulness and even happiness take the place of gloom. We can never forget those gone before who were so dear

LITTLE FARM. ORANGE ROAD, MONTCLAIR, N.J.

to us in this life but we may cease to mourn and even to find a joy ^rejoice that well-earned repose has found a couch that cannot be disturbed by the strife and trouble of this life.

I hope that you may live long in the enjoyment of such a feeling, to do the great good that Providence, through the instrumentality of the remarkable man who was your husband, has placed it in your hands to do, and that in thus supplimenting [sic] his life work you may find a happiness next to that which you have found in being his companion for so many years.

Yours Fraternally

Peter C. Kellogg

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RECEIVED at Menlo Cal June 23 1893

Dated New York 23

To Mrs. Senator Stanford

May God sustain you in this overwhelming sorrow Will have prayers in Tabernacle

Mrs. Cecelia W Kemble