Correspondence (incoming): Gage, S.T., 1890-1895

S. T. GAGE, FOURTH AND TOWNSEND STS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19th, 1890. 18

Mrs. Leland Stanford,

1701 K. St. Washington. D. C.

My Dear Mrs. Stanford:

In reply to yours of the 8th, inst, concerning the monument or statue to be erected at Monterey, I have this to say:

I have been anxiously waiting to hear from the Western Marble Co. of San Jose, but as yet have been received no note from them. I have today addressed them a letter concerning this matter and spoken of your explicit instructions. Doubtless I shall soon receive a reply from them. I stated that I was at their service on any day to carry out your requests as to the details of certain work, etc.

I assure you that I am both willing and anxious to attend to this, and will do so as soon as I am advised by these people.

Very sincerely your friend,

ST. Gage

enclosed in Gage 1/2/91

P.O. Box. 383

San Jose, Cal. Dec. 22nd 1890

S. T. Gage Esq,

4 Townsend Str

Dear Sir

Your letter of Dec. 19 relating to Statue of Junipero ordered by Mrs. Stanford at hand. We have been corresponding with Mrs. Stanford lately and through her efforts have the site selected, our men are at work at Monterey and will soon have the statue - or the stone from which it is to be cut in place. The work will be completed as speedily as possible, of which you will be duly informed. Mrs. Stanford has instructed us in regard to the lettering.

Your very truly,

W. T. Adel manager

S. T. GAGE, FOURTH AND TOWNSEND STS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27th, 1890. 18

Mrs. Leland Stanford,

1701 K. St. Washington, D. C.

Dear Mrs. Stanford:

I am in receipt of yours of the 16th, inst. in reply to mine of the 9th, which you had received the day previous. It contained suggestions relative to the Museum Building, and several regarding the architects, Mess. Percy and Hamilton. I read the letter to Mr. Percy, and he informed me that most of the details suggested in the letter had been answered by him recently in his correspondence.

The box, which you desire to place in the corner stone, and the suggestions made concerning coins, etc. is being properly looked after, and will be ready for occasion as soon as needed. I am informed by the architects that this will be some time in the future, not earlier than the month of February, as a large amount of work hasbeen perfomed before reaching that point.

On the 19th, inst I wrote to the Wester Marble Co. at San Jose your wishes, and your requests of me regarding the statue to be erected at Monterey, and I yesterday received from them the enclosed reply. I do not know what you would have me do in the matter further than the foregoing advice ----; if on receipt of this you will write me what your wishes are. I will take pleasure in seeing that they are carried out.

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I have signed the contracts with Ransome and Cushing for the erection of the building, according to specifications lately returned by you, for the sum of $94,000, their work to be completed on or before the first day of Semtember [sic] next. In signing this contract I was advised by Judge Brown that I could sign it as your Attorney in Fact upon the authorization possessed from you in letters and telegrams. He further suggested that it would be well for me to have in my possession a power of attorney from you to act in this matter. A memorandum of Contract (Builders) is to be filed in the county where the building is to be located. This I have done, signing as Attorney-in-fact for Mrs. Leland Stanford. The law compels a filing of such memorandum of contract. I saw Mess. Ransome and Percy yesterday, and they informed that the preparatory work for the completion of the concrete contract is progressing rapidly. The excavations are all completed, the railroad track is laid to the building, and the material preparatory for so large a work, and in a limited time is rapidly going forward.

We were pleased to hear that the Governor and yourself were in the enjoyment of continued health. The weather in California is as pleasant as were the days when you left here in November.

We have had but little rain so far, and many are predicting a dry Winter for California. But it is difficult to phrophecy [sic] with any certainty upon what a California Winter is to be. I have seen many, and I do not remember seeing any two exactly alike. We

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have had sufficient rain for the present, and if we shall have an abundance in March and April no doubt the season will round out favorably to California.

Christmas week has rarely ever been so pleasant as the one now nearly past. I was absent from home on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday visiting Ione, but on Christmas day was at home with my family. We had a Christmas family dinner without visitors, and Mrs. Gage informed me that this was the first time in our family life that we have been alone at that time. I need not say that we very much enjoyed ourselves. I myself have no recollection of ever enjoying a Christmas so much before.

Mrs. Gage and the children desire to be kindly remembered to yourself and Governor Stanford, and to send to you their Holiday Greetings.

In looking after the matters with which you have entrusted me Mrs. Stanford, please do not, for a moment, think that you are imposing a task upon me, as I shall regard it as a pleasure to carry out your wishes as I understand them.

Yours sincerely,

ST. Gage