Correspondence (incoming): McCarthy, John B., 1893-1896

United States Senate,

Washington, D. C. July 27, 1893

My dear Mrs Stanford

Your telegram of 25th directing the shipment to you by freight via Sunset Route, of portraits and statues, was duly received.

In reply, I have to inform you that the same were sent you today. They go to New York via Balto & Ohio RailRoad, where the Sunset Route takes them. There were six boxes in all. The Statues were packed in the boxes they came here in from Greece. I had saved them at the stable. The portraits were 1 of the Governor and two of Leland Stanford Jr. There were also one crayon and two (2) photos framed of Leland Stanford Jr. I had

them packed by Fishers men on 15th St and feel sure they will reach you in good condition. I am told that they will reach you in about 16 days.

Very truly yours

John B. McCarthy

The boxes were addressed you at

Menlo Park, California.

United States Senate,

Washington, D. C.

July 28, 1893

My dear Mrs Stanford,

Mrs McCarthy had a nice little boy born to her on Wednesday morning. He is a blonde and seems to be as good as our other two boys Emmett and Crosby. Mrs McCarthy and the baby are doing nicely.

Of course, we desired to give him a good name and after thinking over the matter seriously we made up our mind to name him after the foremost of Americans, in our opinion, and have named him Leland Stanford McCarthy. We hope he will play his part in life, so that he will do no discredit to his name, for it is the name of

one of my best and dearest friends. We intended naming Emmett after the dear Governor, but thought our motives might be misunderstood. Now that this objection is out of the question, we felt that we could do as we desired to show our friendship and to show also that we desire Leland Stanford to remain forever with us. We know that you will pardon us for not asking your consent in advance. We will try and do everything in our power in this way to keep the name of Leland Stanford before us and to the front in everything. I know that the dear Governor would allow me the honor of naming my boy after him, even if he is only an ordinary boy. He may be worthy of the

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distinguished and honored name that he starts out in life with. That will be our hope and prayer. My dear mother, who has been quite ill of late, but now happily recovering, is enthusiastic over our decision in naming our baby boy. She said to me the yesterday "John, if he proves to be one hundreth [sic] part as good as his name, he will suit me and do you and his mother credit".

I had just got to this point in my letter, when I received Mr Nash's letter of July 21 informing me that my services here must close the end of this month, and asking me to forward my account. Your wishes will be strictly