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SE 66th New York
Jany 29th .89
My dear Mrs Stanford
My beautiful plates have arrived and a most happy coincident were delivered on my birth day. (When I was being made very happy as the [?] expectant of numberless little pincushions pen wipers &c
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how very kind of him, and what good taste he had in the selection and how highly prized his beautiful gift is. and say every thing nice for me, wont you? My Nellie and her two little girls have arrived and will be with me untill [sic] April She is in deep mourning for Mr Sartoris of whom
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out at all. She will not even consent to going to the Opera or Theatre and dear Mrs Stanford I do not wish to go out with out her. So we are just quietly staying at home, I write again for fear I was not quite
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explicit enough. Either I had not quite made my reasons for declining your most kind, and delightful invitation. I would have loved dearly to come, but Nells wishes controls me. She says she
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S.E. 66th New York
Feby 10th 89
My dear Mrs Stanford
I want to tell you how deeply disappointed I am at not being able to come to you for the inauguration and wrote you last week when I learned Nellie saw she really could not think of going
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is happy here with me and I am sure I am with her
We Nell Fred and I drove up to Riverside this morning and thought of you Hoping soon to hear from and see you I am yours with affectionate regard
Julia D Grant
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sat in the shade resting we all talked of you and of the Senator expressed deep regret at your sickness and all hoped that you were well long before this. Ida said Mrs Grant if you could only
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know how kind how very kind The Senator and dear Mrs Stanford were to us last spring. They were more than kind They were interested and affectionate Why The dear Senator went with Fred up to the Senate just as if he had been
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The Two Ravens
Modling Austria
August 18th 89
My dear friend
Mrs Stanford I hope I do not trouble you with much wasting this morning Ida Fred and I with the children were out walking and as
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his own son she exclaimed I can never forget their great kindness & help. and I do feel so so greatful [sic] to them both
Dear Mrs Stanford I hope you are better, well and will soon have the pleasure of meeting you
Your friend J D Grant
