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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