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Essex Junction St. Dec 13th 1901.
Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, Dear Madam:
I have been reading to-day of your generous gifts to different institutions and I thought that one so generous as yourself, and wealthy, might possibly send me some small token as a Christmas or New Years gift, which, although a stranger to you I should prize very highly.
Hoping to hear from you
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soon and with best wishes for Merry Christmas and Happy New Years I remain respectfully
Miss Blanche LaBelle Essex. Junction, Vermont.
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Theresa N.Y. Dec 18, 1901
Mrs Stanford
Dear Madam I write you to ask you if you will aid me of course I am a perfect stranger to you but I know you are generous well I am in sore need and I thought perhaps you would be inclined to help me We have a mortgage of five hundred dollars on our little home which perhaps we might have been able in time to pay but we had the misfortune to have our house burned down recently and are unable to build and keep our home now Jesus says ye have the poor always with you and when ye will
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you may do them good and in another place Jesus says Bear ye one anothers Burdens, now will you not please assist me that we may have our home secured for our old age you of course think perhaps I am a fraud but it is not so all I tell you is honest & truth believe me I do not want great riches just a home for me and my Children I lost one lovely Daughter last spring Oh how hard it is to lose our dear ones but if we are faithful we may meet again think over what I ask and if you can Please help me for a Christmas Gift please you in all truth.
Mrs Esther D. Lawton
Theresa Jeff Co, N.Y
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Titusville Pa.
Jan 1. 1902.
Mrs Jane L. Stanford.
San Francisco Cal.
Dear Madam
I wrote to you some few days ago but I haven't heard from you I dont suppose you rec. that one. I do hope you will reach this one. and will write to me. and can advise me of something I can do. Im alone in this world and to think I will have to loose [sic] my little home it drives me almost wild. You may help other that. that will appreciate