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June 14. 1901.
Dear Mrs. Stanford:
Mrs. McKinley has requested me to acknowledge, with her cordial thanks, the beautiful flowers, which she received, through your kind favor, during her recent visit in San Francisco.
The thoughtful courtesy is most highly appreciated, and Mrs. McKinley desires me to convey
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to you an expression of her warm regards and best wishes.
Sincerely yours.
Geo B. Cortelyon
Secretary to the President
Mrs. Leland Stanford. San Francisco, California.
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Canton, Ohio, July 30, 1901.
My dear Madam:
Mrs. McKinley requests me to acknowledge the receipt of your very kind letter of the 15th instant, which she has read with great interest and pleasure. She is very appreciative of the courtesy you were good enough to extend to her when she was in California, and of your cordial expressions regarding her health.
Mrs. McKinley continues to improve. Both she and the President are greatly enjoying the quiet and rest they are able to secure at their home here in Canton.
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In acknowledging your letter they ask me to convey their warm regards and best wishes.
Very sincerely yours,
Geo B. Cortelyon
Secretary to the President.
Mrs. Leland Stanford, Murren, Switzerland.
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Ashland Col Oct 15, 94
Mrs Leland Stanford
I have often thought I would like to tell you of the love and esteem in which you are held by those whom you can never know and who can never hope to know you. I always admired the noble character of your husband and you have grown to be my ideal of woman. Should I ever envy you it would not be your diamonds nor your silver plate, but your culture your refinement and your opportunity for doing good to others. All my life I
