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a refined, lovely, carefully-educated person, naturally gifted, who can read to you in clear musical tones; who can sing your heart away; who is a brilliant conversationalist; who has tact; is daintily neat in her person; who can absent herself when not needed and be present on other occasions.
You recall what a beautiful friendship exists between Frances Willard and her companion, Anna Gordon! They are inseparable.
It occured to me that you might require some one to entertain yourself, or to assist in receiving your guests - to read, sing, converse or travel with you; or to help
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in your correspondence attend you at church or on shopping excursions in short a companion not a servant, to take an interest in your welfare, and one whom you could trust and love and who would make each day pass pleasantly and add a zest to the life which must be so lonely.
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SAN FRANCISCO NEWS LETTER California Adveritser. DEVOTED TO THE LEADING INTERESTS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC COAST. FLOOD BUILDING, COR FOURTH AND MARKET STS.
San Francisco, July 12th, 1893
Mrs. Leland Stanford.
Menlo Park, Cal.
My dear Madam: -
I wrote Mr. Nash a few weeks ago request - ing him to speak to you for me. In his letter replying to my request he says you could not settle any accounts against the Senator's estate until certain court formalities were ended. In view of the fact ^that it is almost impossible to collect monies sufficient to cover the ordinary requirements of business. Won't you as a personal favor advance me the one thousand dollars due. ^Let me To tell you that my heart is with you in the sad loss of the best man I have ever known and whose kindness to my father and myself will never be forgotten. With best wishes.
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Stanford University
Dec 1, 1896.
My dear Mrs. Stanford,
Last Sabbath, as I sat in the chapel and thought during our beautiful Thanksgiving service of many causes for gratitude, it came over me that I had special cause to be grateful that God had put it onto the hearts of you and Mr Stanford to found this University and that he had led you to place so nice a man as Dr. Jordan at its head, and that a way had been made for me to come for a year. I felt that my gratitude would not be complete unless I could express it to you. So I have taken this liberty which I trust you will not consider too great an one.
We all hope confidently for the success of "our" suit, and when success comes you will hear us even in New York. Sincerely.
Edith Mansfield.
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San Francisco, Cal. Dec, 17 1895
Dear Mrs. Stanford:
Please accept this little token of esteem and affection, also on Christmas morning I will offer one of the three masses which every priest has to say on that day, for the repose of the souls of your Dear Husband and Child, and also for your own kind self. Hoping that you will not forget me in your prayers.
Believe me, Dear Madam:
Your Affectionate Friend
V. B. Martin
