Correspondence (incoming): Hampton, Wade, 1894-1895

Wade Hampton June 30, 1895 (Visiting S. F.) (U.S. Senator, 1879-91) [1818-1902]

"success in the suit"

Washington Oct 25th 1894

My Dear Mrs Stanford

Yesterday I had the pleasure of receiving the rare & beautiful book you were kind enough to send to me & I shall value it always, not only as the work of my friend, your distinguished husband, but as a gift from you. It will be a memento of him, & a token of friendship from yourself, & in both aspects most highly appreciated by myself.

With my warm thanks, & my best wishes for yourself, I am

Very Respy & truly Yrs Wade Hampton

Wade Hampton thanks Mrs S. for book

San Francisco June 20th 1895

My Dear Mrs Stanford

Of course I could not leave this coast without paying my respects to you, & it will give me great pleasure to accept your kind invitation for saturday, leaving here at 8.15 A.M. Hoping to find you well & with my wishes for your success in the suit, I a

Very Respy & truly yrs Wade Hampton

Mrs Leland Stanford

Saturday

My Dear Mrs Stanford

Let me congratulate you on the good news which reached you today, & I express the hope that it will be the precursor of victory for you. None of your friends rejoice more at the result of the trial here than myself, for any other result would have been a cruel mockery of justice. I take the liberty of sending to you a photograph. Some of my friends here