Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: St - Sw includes Stanford family (Jane E. Stanford, Thomas Welton Stanford, and others), Stanford Faculty, Horatio Stebbin (Tel.), John N. Stewart, Clara Stoltenberg, and Joseph Swain

you are not in my thoughts every moment of the time. The loss of a dear husband and life long companion is the crowning sorrow of sorrows, and I find myself drawn nearer to my Sister in suffering and sorrow. as I am suffering the same sorrow. so far

has not softened the blow, and today it is as keen as it was two years ago when my dear husband and lover was taken from me. While you were {confering ?} your dear one away to his final rest, we were standing by the bedside of a dear friend, watching the going out of his life and on Tuesday last he was taken to his last resting place

leaving another to join the great Army of mourning widows. I knew that no words of mine can in the least relieve you of a {horrendous ?} grief, and be of any comfort to you, but we all are happy for the kind words and loving sympathy of our friends in our bereavement. I truly write to show you that I mourn with you and am keeping you in my heart yours with much

with love & deepest sympathy

Mrs. A. L. Stone

1881 Washington St.