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

United States Hotel

TOMPKINS, GAGE & PERRY,

PROPRIETORS.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. July 25 1893

My dear Mrs Stanford.

Mrs Lawton thought I should intrude on your great sorrow, by an earlier offering of very sincere, and wholly disinterested sympathy with you, and of my tribute of respect, to the memory of your great husband. Tho' they may be tardy I beg you to accept them.

Very truly yours

Geo P Lawton

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You have won from me by loving acts these many years I send you in your Affliction. I cannot trust myself to write of gratitude to my Uncle and you for his affectionate remembrance of me at this time -

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Your hand, Words are idle. All the grateful sympathy I can give I send you mindful of what yours was to me when my Father died, all the natural affections that belong to you as my Aunt; All the love

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Answered July [?]

My dear Aunt Jennie I have waited until I thought your great grief might be a little assuaged before writing you At such a time all one can do is to reach out and take

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He is nicer - the Searcher of Hearts and knows mine and I am glad that he does know it, It adds to the mournful pleasure I feel at his kindness to me - to realize that he knows how much he and

regard it as a kindness if you will point out some thing I can do for you I trust you received our telegrams of sympathy - Hoping that you are well

With much love -

Your Affec niece

Jeannie Lathrop Lawton

Saratoga Springs

July 9 - 1893

it all appreciated. The only regret I have is that I did not show him more affection when opportunity offered and that I did not have greater opportunity - Is there any service I can render you? Since