Correspondence (incoming): begging letters, M

woman you know nothing of But it is only the last year or two we have such poor luck But I hope & trust in you will get this & help me a little as I am telling you the truth But not making it as bad as it is I didn't believe you got my other letter for something tells me if you did you would surely send a little it would be a little to you But it would help me a whole lot now I [?] say any But if you dont want to help me please let me know you received my letter & I wont Bother you again I would be sorry if have displeased you by writing

it is not a very easy task for me to Bring my self to But you being a Lady & I have heard so much about you that I dont feel so bad

Yours

Mrs Maria Moore

305 Montana Av

Victor Colorado

Sutherland. Ky. Jan. 7.th 1902.

Mrs Leland Sanford [sic]

Sanfrancisco

Cal.

Dear madam: Having seen in the Youths companion where you had given the Leland Sanford [sic] University money & property to the value of Thirty Million Dollars I thought I would beg a great favor of you. I have five children two boys and three girls whom I would like to give and [sic] education but am too poor now to make a start hardly in that direction

am known by at least 1.000 people in this Daviess Co Ky to the best business men of Owensboro Ky.

Hoping for an early aswer [sic]

I am yours obediently

B. F. Moseley

Sutherland,

Daviess. Co. Ky.

Buffalo N. Y.

Dec. 11, 1901.

Mrs. Jane Stanford

Sacramento.

Dear Madam:

Observing in the daily papers your generous gift to an institution, I have reason to believe, that you will show a kindness to the writer of thie epistle I have been married, three months, owing to an opposition on the part of my