Correspondence (incoming): Stanford family, 1884-1901

now, and all ready for the journey.

I have just received your dispatch from "Menlo Park", shall meet you at the Pier when you send me word. How busy you are. Lora and George helping too. I wish I could have set my little Mexican mule driver, and pots safely away in the Museum, before going away.

I dreamed of Grandma Stanford a few nights since, a very pleasant dream, she made us a long visit - and as she left us seemed so happy and said she had 'enjoyed such a pleasant visit with us.' Something good is coming I am sure of that. We all are rejoiced at Mr. Lathrop's recovery. God must have some work

for him to do; do you remember the lines - "God could not make Antonio Stradivarius' violins without Antonio"

Mama and Joe are well, and Joe in good spirits although the vintage is such a failure. I believe I am quite excited at the prostpect of such a beautiful trip with you. I've bought you another of [Flammarions?] books to read on the way With love from us all, affectionately your niece

Gertrude Stanford.

Ansd Mch 17.96

LANE HOSPITAL

Corner Clay and Webster Sts.

San Francisco, February 6 1896

Mrs. Jane L. Stanford.

Dear Madam:-

I want to write you just a little note telling you how very glad I am that you have gained the victory in your legal contest with the United States. I rejoice that the name of Stanford has had one more glory added to it and I was so sorry all along to think of you standing alone in your battle for the property which your husband gave you. Once more let me tell you that I congratulate you most heartily and also that I hope that the last great trouble in your life is past.

Both my husband and myself feel that we have even more cause for rejoicing than you have, the cause is, the almost miraculous restoring of my health. Three weeks ago we thought I could not live till night and today I am propped up against the pillows and can read and also write after a fashion. Probably my life is not worth fifteen millions of dollars but my

husband and myself ask no greater blessing than that I may return to health.

Pardon me if I have been bold in writing this, but it seemed to me that you might be pleased to know of two bearing the same name as yourself who rejoiced with you and who wish that you may live many peaceful years, enjoying your good fortune. Hoping that you are recovering from your illness as rapidly as I am from mine I am sincerely yours,

Gertrude T. Stanford.

Letter from Mrs. Charles Stanford (?)

["Jane Eliza" was Charles Stanford's wife.]

Jan. 18, 1895

Charles Stanford married Jane Eliza Page in 1847. He died at Schenectady, Aug., 1885. They had 8 children.