Correspondence (incoming): Covert, Dot, 1888-1895

without your sanction. Your Father & Mother's graves and all on the lot have no mounds Anna's has dont you think they would look better all alike I have hesitated to write you about this in your overwhelming sorrow, but its necessary to have the work done in September to have the sod grow before Winter sets in, if its left til Spring time it loses a year of beauty — I do so hope you will let me attend to it no trouble what ever only a very great joy I enclose you clipping regarding Mr Fuller

{if you decide to have me see to the lot you need not write to the Trustees. The fund you put in their hands was only to keep it in order — as I understand it.}

My very dear friend Jennie I think of you by day and dream of you by night, too bad distance separates us in body but not in sympathy & love I intended to have written you last Sunday the day was charming I took my maid of all work and spent the afternoon at the Cemetery meaning to write you [owing]

which I had ready to send the morning your great sorrow came to me. I feel you will be interested some later day looking them over — I long to see you and wonder what your plans will be for the future if I ever shall see you East again I cannot realize yet that Mr. Stanford is beyond our vision. I cannot ask you to write me with all your cares but I would love to hear from you. Ever your sympathizing friend Dot Wednesday morning July 26th

that confidence that love that has come in my pathway which I feared was strewn with thorns but is proving to be a bed of roses. I am the happiest woman in the world today and you have been the instrument in Gods hands to make me so I thank you from the bottom of my heart Now in regard to the "Home" for the future long or short as it may be. two weeks ago I didnt care for length of years. Now I should like Methuselah time to enjoy what looks so bright Rather a singular coincidence occured yesterday. Just as your letter came Mr Ogden came in for Mr Tilling Last to make alterations here so I asked him to go with me to 292 and advise what is best to do there. In looking it all over

I feared it may cost between two and three thousand dollars at the lowest and only one luxury included are you prepared for that expense. the entire basement is decayed so that new floors drainage and plumbing must be made over. A new bath room, roof partitions changed &c — Now dear friend if you think thats too steep I will cut off the luxury. I dont want to spend one penny more than you think I ought to even the stairs have to be made over. Mr Ogden meets me tomorrow morning to help me place for what is needed there. If you agree to what I have written please telegraph I must leave this house by the first of May and I must arrange

that confidence that love that has come in my pathway which I feared was strewn with thorns but is proving to be a bed of roses. I am the happiest woman in the world today and you have been the instrument in Gods hands to make me so I thank you from the bottom of my heart Now in regard to the "Home" for the future long or short as it may be. two weeks ago I didnt care for length of years. Now I should like Methuselah time to enjoy what looks so bright Rather a singular coincidence occured yesterday. Just as your letter came Mr Ogden came in for Mr Tilling Last to make alterations here so I asked him to go with me to 292 and advise what is best to do there. In looking it all over

I feared it may cost between two and three thousand dollars at the lowest and only one luxury included are you prepared for that expense. the entire basement is decayed so that new floors drainage and plumbing must be made over. A new bath room, roof partitions changed &c — Now dear friend if you think thats too steep I will cut off the luxury. I dont want to spend one penny more than you think I ought to even the stairs have to be made over. Mr Ogden meets me tomorrow morning to help me place for what is needed there. If you agree to what I have written please telegraph I must leave this house by the first of May and I must arrange

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Sunday April 15^th My very dear friend Jennie You are one of the noblest women God ever made and I Praise His holy name He has given me such a friend as "Your Lathrop Stanford" On the 21^st Dec. 87 My dear Husband was forced to tell me we were homeless and feared penniless on the 14^th April 88 word came from the Capitol of the U. S. where all good things — ought to come from. There is a home for you at 292 State St until you are transplanted which I trust to a "House not made with hands eternal in the Heavens" I cannot find words to express a heart full to overflowing of love & gratitude to one who claims sisterhood not by blood but true affection. God helping me I will try not to misplace

for my furniture. It will take six weeks to do the work that means two months. You say Henry did the business for you please give him my kind regards and many thanks. Have you thought of insuring the property. If not shall I do it for you. What you have done is already known congratulations were sent to me this morning from the Church through Mr Covert. I must say I never knew I had so many friends. My kindest regards to Mr Stanford. Ever & Ever Your loving grateful friend Dot Lathrop Memorial prospering will write again in regard to it