Correspondence (incoming): Do, 1891-1898

was grand. The Prayers were beautiful. I said several for you asking God to help you. Sunday night I attended the Trinity Church and the Sermon which was preached by the Rev Mr Walk was beautiful. He said for us never be discouraged in what we wanted just keep praying to God and he would answer our Prayers in time so I prayed for God to help you and I felt you would have his assistance

Monday my little son not feeling well and as we have a Dry good store, I was a little busy trying to wait on the Baby and waiting my Newstand in the store at times when I could, so I did not have chance to look at the paper until (9.30 pm) half past nine oclock at night. rather late to read the morning paper. when reading I read an account that the court would most like decide Tuesday or at least Monday Oh I did wish for you to win at eleven P.M. I knelt & prayed wished for your wishes to be granted. When the Tuesday morning came, my newstand in the store and looked at the

morning Chronicle - and came and told me Mrs Stanford had won and the first words I said raised my hands and said Thanks to God for hearing our Prayers I made my little son also thank God for giving you your wishes I should have sent my congratulations yesterday. But I was too nervous to write and so happy, may God's Blessings be sent over again & again to you. I am going to Trinity Church tonight and say a Prayer thanking him many times for being so good to you. I wish the world had many more Beautiful Good, & Kind Ladies, as you are always trying for others

and making them so happy Pardon this writing as I feel nervous today hoping you have entirely recovered from your recent illness.

From your True an Kind Friend Mrs. Maria Douglas

359 Divisadero Cor Oak

(1) [Letterhead: R. W. Douthat, A.M.Ph.D., President. Barboursville College. Co-Educational A Conference Institution of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Barboursville, W. Va., Aug. 30. 1893]

Mrs Stanford Menlo Park, Cal.

Dear Madam

I have just completed a book which, if I mistake not, will create quite a rev olution in thought. - not as a detriment, but as a determinant, not as removing the great landmarks of thought, but as establishing the very beginnings of thought, from which beginnings mankind can in all the future locate the proper areas of all expression. The title of the book is Linguistic Interpretation: OP An Effort to Trace Original conception, And thus Establish the Laws of Thought.

I want a great patron for the book; and, as you and your late

(2) [Letterhead: R. W. Douthat, A.M.Ph.D., President. Barboursville College. Co-Educational A Conference Institution of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. Barboursville, W. Va., 189-]

distinguished husband were really "The Joint Soverigns" in the most magnificent gifts ever made to the cause of the extension of Knowledge, it has ccured to me that you as "The Yet Reigning Queen" In the promotion of the Highest Inter ests of our intellectual realm should be The Honored Patron of a book which will open the way to truth hitherto undiscovered and seemingly undiscoverable.

May I have the pleasure [in] the book the honor of giving two pages, one to a frontispiece of yourself & the other to the following dedication: -