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2. afraid we cannot keep our home for our babies.

My husband he works for the Atlantic City water works. he is a sober industrious man but you know Dear Friend that every one has there bad luck and trouble My dear Friend if you will I wish you would help me if you want to know all about us you can go to any of the people here in Atlantic City and they will tell you we are honest and upright as far as we can be and as for character I do not

4. Yours Respectfully Mrs. Chas. H. Amole 410 north Ohio Ave. Atlantic City New Jersey

Dec 11th 1901.

Dear Mrs. Stanford.

I write to you asking you to please help me Financialy. I am a young woman 24 years old. and married I have two Dear little Children one boy and one girl they have both been very sick and I have been very sick, we own our home all but $1600.00 mortage against it and we have had so much expence and trouble that I am

2. think they will say anything wrong Dear Lady it is only for my babies that I write to you for aid I want to keep a home for them. I am a mother and I have a mothers love for my children.

My Dear Lady if it is in your power to help me I will be ever so thankful and happy to and May God bless you.

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twleve years and a little girl of two years. Now trusting you and believing you to be a kind hearted loving woman. I make this appeal to you and leave it all with God. I hope you will recieve this letter any gift you may make will be acceptable to us.

I am Respectfully Mary. E. Ammerman. Gaston. Deleware. Co. Ind.

I trust in God that you will answer this. I do not know what will become of us. but I feel that in some way the Lord will provide for we trust him day by day. and he has promised never to leave or forsake them that trust him

Gaston, Ind. Dec_14. 1901

Mrs Jane L. Stanford. Kind Lady.

I have just read of your great and good gift to the University. and I have taken courage and will ask you to make us a small gift. We are very poor and cannot have even the necesaries of life my husband is a day laborer but his health is poor. we have two children a boy of

La Compania del Camino de Fierro Nacional Mexicano. Saltillo Mex 12/19/1901 My Dear Mrs. Stanford; Pardon my audacity in addressing you thus but I feel sure you will give my poor little appeal at least kindly attention if nothing more. I have been reading so much of your kind charity both in papers & magazines, that I thought perhaps you would help me just a wee bit, how grateful I'd be & how happy twould make my heart. I am mgr & day opr at Saltillo, Coah, Mex. for the Nae Mex. Ry Co. trying to support two little children both quite small, it takes almost every cent I can make to feed them & pay house rent, leaving a scant surplus for clothing. I had hoped to give them a little taste of Christmas but have had to abandon all hope as the cold season is here & both the little ones need shoes & warm clothing & if, Ah! well I've given up the idea of Christmas. Just now the struggle is so hard, I feel as if I must throw