Correspondence (incoming): begging letters, C

new thing in such countries there is no doubt of its being a success. I would be willing to share profits with any honest person whom you might mention in this city, or would furnish out references as to my honesty, good moral character, for the handling of said cash, under any responsible terms which you might demand. This is an honest chance and will stand thorough investigation. The pattern makers are reliable and well-known authority in fashions.

Thanking you in advance and begging you for a reply, I am

Very respectfully yours, A. {P.} de Castro 202 West 19 st. New York c/o La Montaine Loidette Cic.

P.S. I am Spanish correspondent for this { ?} article

mind to go I intended to talked with the Doctor about it but having so much on my mind I forgot it & after we went I wrote 3 times to know if there was any mail come there for me if so I wished them to forward it but never have had one word from him since we left there the 15 day of last September. My Husbands health improved some but began to fail slowly going I felt as though there was no place like home to take care of our Sick I heard the Sister took on teribly [sic] to some of my

friends to thank we come back. I know you are not under any obligation to us but if you ever helped where it was apreciated [sic] it would be with me more than words could tell. we have a comfortable little home & enough to eat. But we owe Septs we cannot pay My husband havent been able to do any work in over 2 years & it takes me a good share of my time to take care of him so I cannot help much. All I want in this World is just enough to pay our debts & we can get a comfortable living from our home

Direct to Mrs L Carpenter Weston N. Y. Schuyler Co January the 31, 1901

Dear Friend Mrs Leland Stanford

as I wrote to you about 5 months ago when my Husband & I were at Corning & Doctor Bryon was treating him I asked you to write me at Corning & in care of Doc Bryon & very unexpectedly he advised us to take a trip to Michigan thought perhaps it might be a benefit to him (& as I said to you in my letter no one knew

were both invalids for some time. We have had so much to contend with we had to mortgage our home for a thousand dollars & now I am afraid it will have to be sold if only I can get some kind friend to help me to pay this off I think I could get along until our boy can help us. You who have known sorrow have you ever known what poverty is. I had expected so much of our girls but God thought best to take them the last one to die our Mary was seventeen years old & so bright & promisering [sic] would have graduated this year. Our boy younger than her is a bright good boy & if I can only keep him at school will I hope be able to help us. Wont you aid me in paying off this mortgage I know God in his mercy will bless you. I have red [sic] of so much you are doing for the children of the land if I was only able that is work I would love to do. I have two children in Heaven thank Gods waitin for me & I feel just like taking all of the little children I see and talking to them &

try to get them to try to go there too. I red [sic] where you lost your only child at the age of fourteen just the age of our baby girl if she were living. She was an invalid for seven months with diabetes & such a suffer she was. I thought it would kill me to see her suffer. My friend I hope I have not tired or worried you with this letter. I hope you will see proper to aid me at this time of great distress.

Your admirer, Mrs Scott Carter Chatham, Va

Chatham Feb 1/1901

Mrs Leland Stanford

Dear Madam,

I have just red in one of the late magazines a friend lent me of your great wealth & of your generosity. I thought I would write to you in my great distress. We just burried [sic] my mother three weeks ago, the third one of our family to die in sixteen months. I had only three children two girls & a boy. God in his wisdom took both of my girls in eleven months they