Correspondence (incoming): Anthony, Susan B., 1894-1898

1630 Folsom Street San Francisco Cal.

August 27, 1896

My Dear Mrs. Stanford

On arriving home - Mrs. Sargents - I learned that Mrs. Clara B. is to come over to help on the amendment - Therefore - May I ask you to give [--instead--] a pass to Miss Harriet May Mills - that is give one to Miss Mills instead of Mrs. Colby -- This - and the one to Miss Carrie Chapman Catt - you may send me at the above address.

It was a good visit I had to-day - and dear Mrs. Sargent feels exceedingly delighted with my report of your proposal to help along our good work all in your power.

Miss Shaw with her private secretary - (my niece) has gone to Martenez [sic] -- Miss Hay telephones from head-quarters - 564 Emporium Building - that the Republican Union League Club have invited Miss Shaw to speak for them Saturday night -- she goes to San Diego for Monday night! So you see Miss Shaw is to be kept busy - I go to Watsonville - Santa Cruz County on the evening train - had I known it this morning I would have gone to you prepared to spend the night and go from Menlo Park tomorrow morning - instead of from here - but your courtesy enables me to go free of cost to the Campaign Committee. So I rejoice - and go rejoicing

With love & gratitude

Susan B. Anthony

P.S. - And good bye to Mrs. Lathrop & Miss Stanford - with my kind regards!!

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National -American Woman Suffrage Association

President Susan B Anthony Rochester NY

President at Large REV Anna H Shaw Somerton, Philadelphia PA

Cor. Sec. Rachel Foster Avery Somerton, Philadelphia PA

Rec. Sec. Alice Stone Blackwell 3 Park Street, Boston Mass

Treasurer Harriet Taylor Upton Warren Ohio

Auditors May Wright Sewall Ellen Battelle Dietrick

Honorary Presidents: Elizabeth Cady Stanton 26 West 61st St New York Lucy Stone Dorchester Mass

Susan B Anthony

Rochester NY Jan 29/94

My Dear, Dear Mrs Stanford -

It isn't because I haven't thought of you my precious friend - that my pen has not talked ever and after - these last months of your most heroic struggle - my heart has gone out to you in love, sympathy and joy - every time I have read an item on your great strength and wisdom in taking up the wonderful work -- how well I remember one of my last talks with your Sainted husband -

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when he said - when I go out - everything will be left with my wife - exactly as everything is mine now - she understands everything about my business - I admired the grand man when he said that - but I didn't fully believe it possible for mortal men to practically do it - until within these last months - when every word that has come to me - shows how perfectly you are invested with equal and full power.

Oh I do rejoice - because it enables you to be of the greatest possible help to the great work you twain so truly one -undertook - I am in jumping haste - going to the train for the place

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marked on the enclosed. My dear & only sister this side - will dispatch a set of the History and Formal Report - and when this big sweep of mass meetings and the Washington Convention are ended, - I want to make up a big package of Woman's Rights books for your most splendid Women's Library

Enclosed, too, is the Call for our 26th Wash. Con. Do you my precious noble sister - write us a letter - and make us all feel you are with us in spirit as I know you and your darling husband and son are always - Lovingly Susan B Anthony

Love to dear Mrs. Cooper