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Mary Holbrook tells Mrs. S. of her engagement ans May 16/95
1901 Van Ness Avenue.
My dear Mrs. Stanford-
Knowing what an interest you always take in "your girls" as you call them, I wanted to write and tell you of my engagement to Mr. Samuel Knight before it is publicly
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announced - You have probably forgotten meeting him, but he was one of the party you had to a luncheon about two years ago when Nellie Hillyer, Lucy and Adelaide [Nipson?] were visiting you - Perhaps you have heard of him in connection with the "Strike" at Sacramento last summer, as he was acting as the United States District Attorney at the time -
Mother is feeling much better and we intend moving down to Menlo the very first week of May Of course, I think Mr. Knight is just about right, and I would like
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so much to have you meet him again, so if your time is not too much occupied with the care and responsibilities of the University," we will drive down some evening to see you -
Affectionately yours,
Mary Holbrook - April 26-95-
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Mrs Holbrook thanks Mrs S for the present sent her daughter
Menlo Park. Sep 25th
My dear Mrs. Stanford
Your exquisite gift and loving words to my dear daughter at this happy time has touched me deeply - when you have such heavy burdens to carry- and enough to crush a strong man you stop to think of and
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do for her -
The dear Heavenly Father will uphold and protect you against those who would defraud you - and the constant prayers of the many true friends of your noble Husband and your own dear self must prevail against the wiles of the wicked -
You don't know how hard it has been for me to give up my dear girlie into anothers keeping - this bright young life taken out of our home life makes a great void - but I have been so happy and blest in my own married life that I want all of my children to be just as happy as I have been - and Mr Knight is one we