Correspondence (incoming): Si - So, 1893-1904

PACAFIC POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY

Mch 2nd 1896

To Mrs Leland Stanford San Francisco

Rejoicing at result, my most hearty congratulations

Louis Sloss

situated that we have the use of a very large scope of vacant land. We could keep Two Hundred cattle well enough if we had them. My Husband is driving team in this City and we are saving as much as we can so to stock our place, but it is very hard to save much. It will take us a long time, I am sewing to help but I am afraid my eyes are going to trouble me so I will have to give it up, and I cannot do any thing else for my Father lives with me who is a feeble old gentleman and I cannot leave him alone. I have no children, I would ask you to lend me Two Thousand Dollars. I would buy Two hundred head of young cattle, this spring and in Three years from this spring I would sell at least One Hundred head and perhaps more there would be the increase left and part of the old stock. I am sure in Five years I could come and hand you back your money. I do not ask you to

give it to me. Send it to me and I am sure I will be able to give it you again in Five years. I will let you know once a year how we get along and how many cattle there is, so you would know something about us. If you did this for me I could take my Widow sister and her two children home with me and make them happy as I could. I was alwise [sic] raised on a ranch and I understand it. My Husband is a good sober industrious man, he and I would strive to pay you back your money. I would like to talk to you and tell you all about ourselves. There are plenty of places to borrow money from. But they must have security and so much intrest [sic] that we could not do it. I would have a writeing made for you in reguard [sic] to the stock we bought so you would have some security. the cattle would be good for the money

315 San Jose Avenue San Francisco Mar 7th 1896

Mrs Stanford Dear Madam

When I read the little sketch in the paper about you coming home and what you said about you wondered if the people hated you and you were lonely, I thought what a kinde hearted lady you must be.

Then later when I saw you had won your case and gained the grand fortune which your late husband was nobel [sic] enough to accumilate (for it takes a nobel person to get wealth) I was glad. I thought perhaps if I should ask you, you might help me a little. My husband and I have a small tract of land in the mountains in Santa Barbara. As our land is so

so when the Five years were done if we did not give you your money and there were cattle enough you should have them. I am sure we would not fail. I hope you will not throw this aside and say Oh? a begging letter? I would not ask you to give to me, I will strive to pay you back. I hope you will grant me this favor and if you do I am sure I will not hate you I would not any way. Hoping I will hear from you I am, Your Most Humble Servant Agnes Smith 315 San Jose Ave City

[my daughter does not even know of my writing to you but we are both very much delighted because of your success.]

174 36 St Chicago March 4

Dear Mrs Stanford

I have been deeply interested in your effort to obtain justice in your case before the Supreme Court. And today when the paper announced your success I was delighted. And I feel impressed to congratulate you, and rejoice that at length one woman has manifested the grit and perseverence you have done. I rejoice to see the dawn of womans being delivered from the oppression of the past years. I am aware of your deep interest in the education of the youth and especially of the Kindergarten work. I myself am a member of the Free Kindergarten Association and was much interested in meeting Mrs Cooper at our

meeting in the Parliament of religions, she may not remember me. But she kindly invited me to speak on the Platform.

I presume you are acquainted with Miss Tompson a Teacher in your University. And Miss Amos who was for a time an assistant to Miss Tompson. Miss Amos is a very warm friend of mine and my daughter[s]. And my daughter has been a teacher in our schools for several years. She is at present in our High School, a special teacher of all the Higher Latin. She has also a Certificate in her examination in a class of Latin in our University. And as she is very much interested in her position still it occurs to me that if you shall at any time desire a teacher for the higher Latin she could command a higher salary than any woman can at this present time. If you should at any time have such a need you could refer to Miss Tompson or Miss Amos.

Most Sympathesingly Yours Mrs. Henry R Smith