Correspondence (incoming): Holbrook family, 1895-1896

can take right into our hearts and home and make one of us and she is to live on Van Ness Avenue almost opposite where your sweet sister lived - so I can see her every day -

I shall hope that it will be possible for you to be with us on October Eighth -

With a heart full of love and again thanking you

Very Sincerely Yours

Susan M. Holbrook

RECEIVED at San Francisco, Cala. M. Standard Time.

40- A.Sn. T. 15 paid 10:31 a.m. Hotel Green, Pasadena, Cal., March 3rd.1896 Mrs Leland Stanford, Cor Powell and California streets, San Francisco. Accept our warmest congratulations on the final decision in your favor of the government suit.

Charles and Susan M. Holbrook.

Ansd. card Mch 6.96 p.g. 39

Hotel Green Pasadena, Cal., March 3rd 1896

My dear Mrs Stanford -

At (underline) last (end underline) the decision we have been looking so anxiously for has come - but what is our anxiety compared to yours - it does not deserve to be mentioned in the same breath - Surely the dear Lord has upheld and sustained you in a wonderful manner - and we hope and pray

that your precious life may long be spared to carry out the plans that you and your noble Husband have studied and worked over for so many years - for the uplifting of humanity - surely there are hundreds and thousands to arise and call you blessed -

The life of that darling Son could never have accomplished half the good that his going up higher has done - surely God works in a mysterious way - and what is so dark to us here will be all bright and clear to us here after -

With a great deal of love hoping you are well - and that we shall have the pleasure of seeing you eir long -

Very Cordially Yours

Susan M. Holbrook -