Correspondence (incoming): begging letters, A

& unsuccessful work of canvassing - I want to go to the city & begin this work, but have not the money. Your friend have an abundance, I nothing, can you will you out of that abundance help me to begin work else where tho hundred dollars would be a fortune to me. I will repay you every cent & with interest, Oh! dear cast ye bread upon the waters

St. Marks Rectory Hammonton, N. J. Dec 10th 1901 My dear Mrs Stanford, A stranger, yes, but also one of God's children therefore thru the great All Fatherhood, your sister - I am the wife of a clergyman of the Episcopal chuch - We are very poor, at present only receiving 20. per month, half of salary promised - I have a son whom I am anxious to help and educate. At present I am doing the hard [implementing ?]

Jan 1 Yerington Mrs Stanford I writ a few line to you asking assistance from you I know you are so good to the poor and I am one of them I am very bad of with Rhumatism and small children to take care of my little place mortaged do take pity on me and send me a little so I can clear my place and go to a good Dr to get cured Oh will God take pity on me will you send me a little releaf Mrs Stanford pleas oh what will I do if you dont Mrs M Allen Yerington Nevada

Bonduel Wis Feb 27. 1901

Mrs Stanford San. Francisco Cal

I write to you to beg a favor and to ask if you would copy this in three letters to your friends to each one send one a quiltblock either pieced, painted or embroidered, on silk, velvet or even cloth, the block is to be twelve inches square with twenty five cents for lining and thread. and each one that receives a letter to do the same for the purpos[e] of

of careing for an old man 79 years an old [inserted: woman] - 78, and a middle aged woman that cares for them what she can she has [epyleptics fitts(sic)] so she can not work only what she does for them and by this means I can finish the quilts and sell them, sell so many tickets of them, and get plain clothes and eatables what little time they have left, and if you would do so you would confer great favor on one poor family as ever yours

Ours G. W. Allender Bonduel Wis

will state by request from you, that it was made entirely of pea-cock feathers. And although not so handsome & valuable as the collection in the Leland Stanford Museum, I hoped she would receive it in the kind spirit in which it was sent. Not hearing either of my letters con[ ?] they had never been received by herself or agents. They might have thought not worthy of notice. In my last I asked her to give us a carpet or [ ?] for our little Episcopal Chappel. We have

a small & very poor congregation, - and so unfortunate as to have our Chappel injured on two occasions by storms. I know she has had many calls, but also know that she always responds. I have never ceased to pray for her life to be spared - not only for the 6 years she asked to be prayed for, to complete her life work. but many many more. She may feel sure of having the prayers of a poor S.C. widow like herself, with but one son. Yours truly, E. R. Alston