Correspondence (incoming): Ka - Ki, 1884-1902

Carson Nevada July 13th 1893

My dear Mrs Stanford

I have taken the liberty of giving a friend of mine a letter of introduction to you. Sincerely hope you will pardon it, but be interested in her, for she is a very worthy woman, in every way {refined ?} to claim a lady's respect.

She is Mrs Warren Wasson of this place. She has no husband to do for her, {but ?} has a family of eight children, dependent upon either their own, or her exertion for their support. I do wish you could see her seven girls! They are so bright, intelligent and attractive that they add a charm to any place they may be. Each one has some delightful characteristic of

her own. All they ask is an opportunity to work, and they do good work too, when they can get it.

Mrs Wassan wishes to take, or perhaps she could build, a house near the University, and have some students board with her and if possible, secure a position as Matron, or something similar for herself, and perhaps get one or two of the largest girls in the school as students. Two girls would remain here as teachers and, two of them who have left school could keep her own house for her while she was so engaged.

Carson has gone down so that there is nothing absolutely that the girls can get to do here, and really mothers are pretty desperate with { ?}.

I beg you, my dear Mrs Stanford, at least see Mrs Wassan when she calls, and if you can put her in a way to keep herself it would be

doing her a great kindness, and add one more to the long list of noble acts that you are doing every day, and which will go to fill your crown hereafter with starry jewels in God's own light. I could fill paper on this theme, but I will not trespass on your valuable time any longer. only begging you to interest yourself, if you can, in Mrs Wassan. I assure you it will be so appreciated that it will never be forgotten, and you will reap your reward.

Dear Mrs Stanford, my heart has ached for you in your lone great trial and I have wished to send you my word of sympathy too. Please for me say that I can feel with you all the awful loneliness, and heart heaviness, the loss of the sweet voice, the tender touch of the hand, the life-long fellowship and companionship. They come with such a terrible loss as you have just sustained - God help

you bear it! He will, and He does, in giving you the assurance of a happy hereafter for your loved one. Mr Stanford was a wellspirit life, and he has gone to rest! Alas, how few there are of them that can be said!

Kindly accept my warmest sympathy, and love, and wishes for good hearts, and happiness in the care of your great life work. If you can do anything for Mrs Wassan, I will be so thankful and grateful to you. Believe me ever

Sincerely your friend {Lizzie Fall Kinkeed ?}

KEESLING & MACKENZIE ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW 32-34 FOURTH FLOOR, MILLS BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO August 27, 1902

Mrs. Jane L. Stanford Stanford University

My dear Mrs Stanford,

It is possible that you may remember my name in connection with the Stanford University amendment, with the passage of which I was immediatelyy concerned. From my notes and reports made contemporary with events in the course of the amendment, I have written a history of its first stage. This relates to the inception of the movement and its progress until May 1899, inclusive of the Sacramento campaign.