Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: Wh - Z includes Andrew D. White, Ann Eliza White, Stephen M. White (Tel.), Geo. H. Whitlock, Blanche Whitwell, H.I. Willey, Emily J. Wilson, amd Ellen T. Windom

M. 19 A. (11-2-92-150,000.)

Southern Pacific Company Sunset Golden & Shasta Routes

Office of Div. Supt. Wadsworth, June 24th. 1893.

Mr H.C. Nash,

Palo Alto, Cala.

My dear Sir:-

Kindly tender our heartfelt sympathy to dear Mrs Stanford in the hour of her grief. The Governor was looking so cheerful the last time I saw him I cannot realize we saw his dear face then for the last time. I have known him for twenty three years and it has been my good fortune and pleasure during that time to contribute to his travelling safely over this division. None knew him but to love and respect him. There is some consolation in knowing that there was a dear boy waiting anxiously for him. What a meeting that must have been.

Owing to a severe attack of Neuraliga I could not be present in person at the funeral today, but my thoughts were with you all.

Yours truly, Jane Stanford

Jeffersonville, Pa

July 14. 1893.

My dear Mrs Stanford,

I have been thinking, thinking so often of you, since your greatest treasure has left you, & we have often prayed, that you may be comforted & sustained in your great sor -row, & that the dear Elder Brother may be with you at all times.

He will be, for He has promised, if you keep near to Him.

I often go over (in mente) the quiet, pleasant weeks we passed to-gether, on that secluded spot on the coast of Maine, when both your treasures were with you, & the growth & spriteliness of the dear son was of interest to us all. What great changes since! We are but waiting for the call to join them, & it must come soon.

Mr Whiting has not been the same man since Mrs Hopkins Searles was called, & his conversation & thoughts are of a "far away land." Since the 20th June I have been reading so many notices of your dear husband in our Eastern papers, & saving them to place with others, in "the History of California's Representative Men" thus realising the worth of his character, & the magnitude of the work he accomplished in his life, & I can hardly take it in as my life has been so quiet & unimportant. I learned when we were in California in 1880 that he was highly esteemed by all classes, & Mrs Mills of the Oakland Seminary once told me when she learned that he was then at home, "We always feel safer when the Governor is at home." Those were

the days of Dennis Kearney's excitement. I think there is a general feeling that he has done more than any one for the welfare of the State, & how blessed that you were led to do it. It is putting your treasures where "moth & rust can not corrupt."

I very much prize the likeness you sent me of Leland, & often show it to friends & the books you sent us too.

Praying that you may have great peace & health to finish the work that is given you to do here, we are as ever your attached friends,

Francis & Harriet W. Whiting

Aug 25th/93

Sacramento Aug 22d 1893

Mrs J. L. Stanford

Kind friend

If I may so be allowed to address you

Enclosed please find scrapts [sic] in relation to my dear departed friend One whom in life I loved and respected but now dead I will ever love to respect and cherish is [sic] memory when I look upon his picture which hangs on the wall of the front room where I reside I can not realize that I shall never behold is [sic] face no more in life. But my dear friend has pass [sic] away to the spirit land where sorrow nor pain ever enter Peaceful be his Silent Slumber I was sorry I did not have the pleasure of seeing you when in Sacramento But not knowing of the fact until after you had departed Respectfully

Geo. W. Whitlock

A true and sincer [sic] friend of your dear departed husband