Correspondence (incoming): Ra - Re, 1893-1896

P. S. I should have had the book finished by this date but for the fact that my family are in San Francisco, and it has taken my best efforts to provide for them. I write this that you may know that I hold sacred the promises I made your husband and will fulfill, as soon as can,

Resp.'l'y A. E. R.

one said it in joke to the DM!?] Mills yesterday However - I know you mean to do it. And I thank you be fore hand! My winter address will be care Mrs E. B. Dexter Orange Grove Avenue, Pasadena California.

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I wonder if you know how fully I appreciate all I saw yesterday. It is such a grand work you are doing - and I trust hundreds and thousands of hearts will send up glad thanks for all ages to come. Indeed you will

[here to forgotten?]us this [illegible]. Thank you so much for all your sweet courtesy to me. I shall see you before I go South.

Sincerely yours,

[Sue L.?] Reid.

915 [illegible, Lea? Senville? Mills St.

Thursday & fri morn

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Dear Mrs. Stanford -

I had just written you a note to thank you for the lovely flowers - When your own came. You are too good - dear Mrs Stanford - to send me any of that delicious wine. I

[Preprinted] Form No. 168. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCORPORATED 21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

This Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been assented to by the sender of the following message. Errors can be guarded against only by repeating a message back to the sending station for comparison, and the Company will not hold itself liable for errors or delays in transmission or delivery of Unrepeated Messages, beyond the amount of tolls paid thereon, nor in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty days after the message is filed with the Company for transmission. This is an UNREPEATED MESSAGE, and is delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named above. THOS. T. ECKERT, President and General Manager. [Preprinted end]

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[Preprinted] RECEIVED at San Francisco, Cala. M. Standard Time, [Preprinted end] MARCH 3 1896. [Side notation] 471 [Side notation end]

NEWYORK MARCH 3 1896.

MRS LELAND STANFORD, SANFRAN.

HEARTILY WE CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE UNANIMOUS DECISION OF THE COURT IN YOUR FAVOR

MR & MRS REQUA

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Palo Alto, Cal., March 2, 1896.

To Mrs. Jane L. Stanford,

Upon receipt of the news of the final decision [crossed out] of [/crossed out] [inserted] in [/inserted] the Stanford Case, the Retail Merchants Protective Assocation and other citizens of Palo Alto assembled to lay plans for the proper celebration of the event.

As secretary, they ordered me to prepare and send to you, a communication, conveying the heart felt congratulations from the people of Palo Alto to you upon the favorable outcome of the long months of suspense through which you have lately passed.

Tom Kemp Secretary Pro. Tem.,