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Watertown, Wis. Dec. 17th/01

Mrs. J. Leland Stanford.
San Francisco, Cal.

Dear Madam:

As I was sitting wiht a heavy heart so near
Xmas figuring up the short comings in business,
after I had worked so hard this fall
I felt the need of one, dear one, my husband
whom the Lord has taken from us, more
than ever. My eyes were wandering
over the table full of Bills, when they
fell on an announcement in the evening
paper. Mil. Journal with a large heading
30,000000. The vast sum attracted my
attention. I read the article carefully,
& before I finished I was elated & joyful
& admired such noble generosity from
the bottom of my heart. I cannot