Correspondence (incoming): Dawes, 1894-1896

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and of work, that you have had little time for any thing else. But I hope that the time has come, when you will permit your friends to share your sorrow, and feel interested in your work. God grant you strength and courage to carry out to completion the plans and hopes which are so dear to you, and and were, and are, a part of the life of your dear Husband, and yourself.

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I think you have probably heard from Anna that Mr. Dawes is at present in the Indian Territory, as the head of a Commission to treat with the Indians, and that she has accompanied him there. They went about the first of January, and will be away for some weeks more. Mr. Dawes was not very well when he went away from the effects of the Grip, but I hear that the milder climate has been very good for him. My son and I, are living very quietly at home, and enjoying the rest; though

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we shall both be very glad to see our travelers back again. I hope that we may hear as you have time, of you, and of what you are doing for California. Aimee has enjoyed your friendship, and that of Mr. Stanford, so much and you have been so kind to her, in so many ways! I trust that you may want to come East some time, - and that we may have the pleasure of seeing you in our home. We are always glad to hear from you.

I am sincerely your friend

Electa S. Dawes

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Mrs. Dawes

Pittsfield Mass

Jan. 26, 1894

My Dear Mrs. Stanford

I cannot bear to lose some of the pleasant friends which I was so fortunate as to make in Washington, and so I am trying to recall myself to some that I cherish. I am sure that your heart and hands have been for the last months, so full of sorrow

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yet! As we are only here for this month and it is a tolerably comfortable place, Mother decided to come with us, and of course it is very pleasant being all together. We shall go home, in a week or two and I doubt very much whether we shall come down here again this winter. I cannot say that I want to very much!

I wonder how your health is these days, with so much care. I do so wish I could see you sometime when you come East. Why don't

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you run over to Pittsfield whenever you go to Albany? It would be such a pleasure for it seems as if we were never going to see you again.

What has become of Mr. Nash? The last I heard was months ago, and he was at some place in Southern California for his health, which was very poor. Tell him I do wish he would write to me.

Do write me soon, all about yourself, the University, how long you are to be in

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I am sure you want to know why I am writing from Arkansas. Father is down here again on the Commission to the Indian Territory in which he has been occupied ever since he left the Senate. As he is now engaged with the Choctaw Nation, which is right opposite this place, and as he had had some experience of the hotels on them, the Commission decided to stay on the borders this time. It is a great improvement, I must say, although not quite all that could be desired

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the East, and everything else. I want so much to know. Direct the letter to Pittsfield, Mass, as usual, as I shall have left here before you get this.

Father and Mother both wish to send their warmest regards, and I am

Very affectionately yours

Anna L. Dawes

somewhere, but as they are chiefly distinguished for what they do not know, I think I would better send this letter to Palo Alto, and then if you are not there it will be forwarded.

We all want to congratulate you on your good success with your Government Law suit so far. I am sure you must win it in the Supreme Court also, and what a satisfaction and relief it will be. I think it will be quite a feather in your cap too, my dear Mrs. Stanford.

How you must long for the Governor, in all this trouble and perplexity and burden of care. It is hard to see why it should have been left to your shoulders, But when the cares come, the strength comes with them does it not? If we could only remember that!

Did you ever happen to see this remark of Dr. Edward Everett Hale's? "Never bear more than one kind of trouble at a time. Some people bear three kinds, all they have now, all they ever did have,