Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: Mad- Men includes Jerome Madden, O.B. Mahone, and Margaretta Manning

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RECEIVED at Menlo Cal June 22 1893

Dated Newhaven Conn 22

To Mrs Leland Stanford

You have my deepest sympathy in your great affliction

O C Marsh

are beyond the reach of all human aid and comfort; but sweet and generous assurances of sympathy often bring solace, and some ease to a broken heart; but in such a loss as yours only the hand of God, or the all soothing touch of time can assuage the grief; the broken heart is never healed and I well know in such an hour all earthly sympathy is vain, and tenderest words that ever fell from human tongue, or pen, seem idlest mockery.

I feel assured from what I have heard of your precious husband, that on his account there is no reason for sorrow, to such a man as he was, a Glorious Christian man, faithful in the discharge of every duty to his family, to his neighbors, to humanity and to his God, what we call Death is not death, but the glad beginning of a new Life, It is but release from burdens of weariness, pain and disappointment, which the

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Chicago Ill

2109 Prairie Avenue.

March 3d 1893

My dear Mrs Stanford

You will doubtless be surprised, at the reception of a letter from an entire stranger, but having suffered all the berevements, [sic] which you have passed through, my poor heart was filled with such deep loving sympathy for you, in this deep affliction, I felt I must write to you, although I well know from sad experience, that such sorrows as you have passed through

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most fortunate of the living often find hard to bear, It is but the thinning hide of the radiant portals that open out in the joyous light and beauty, the deathless bloom and everlasting peace of Paradise.

May you now in this sorrow, and through all your life have that peace and comfort, which can only come from our Heavenly Father, is the earnest prayer of one who would love to be numbered among your friends.

Faithfully and sincerely

Judith Langhorne Marshall

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RECEIVED at Menlo Park Calif June 22 1893

Dated Salt Lake ut 22

To Mrs Leland Stanford

It is with extreme regret I hear of Senator Stanford death and I offer you my most sincere sympathy

Thos Marshall

too was passing through "deep waters" I think you will like the words.

":Cast thy Burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee."

"Christian, when thy way seems darkest, And thine eyes with tears are dim, Straight to God thy Father hastening, Tell thy sorrows unto Him. Not to human ear confiding The sad tale of grief or care, But before thy Father hastening, Pour out all thy sorrows there.

"Sympathy of friends may cheer thee When the fierce wild storm is past, But God only can console thee When it breaks upon thee first. Go with words, or tears, or silence, Only lay them at his feet, Thou shalt prove how great His pity, And His tenderness how sweet.

"Think, too, thy Divine Redeemer Knew as thou canst never know All the deepest depth of suffering, All the weight of human woe; And though now in glory seated, He can hear thy feeblest cry, Even hear the stifled sighing Of thy dumb heart's agony.

"All thy griefs by Him are ordered, Needful is each one for thee, All thy tears by Him are counted, One too much there cannot be; And if whilst they fell so quickly, Thou canst own His way is right, Then each bitter tear of anguish Precious is in Jesus' sight.

"Far too well thy Saviour loves thee To allow thy life to be One long calm unbroken summer, One unruffled stormless sea;