Correspondence (outgoing)

THE RAYMOND East Pasadena, Cal. March 3rd 1895

My Dearest May

I have just learned through Mrs Moses Hopkins whome I havemet coming rom the [dinering?] room, that you dear Tim and Lydia came together as far as Los Angeles_ how I wish you had stopped here for a change and rest. It is a most charming place and the Hotel equal to the best any where_ the Table is very superior Lydia would have been entranced with the beautiful view. Mrs. M Hopkins and Mrs. B. [?] are enthusiastic in their delight_ they will stay till Saturday next. I will leave here tomorrow morning for Los Angeles Riverside and Redlands_ I have been South three weeks_ was worn out mental and had to have change. I spent one week with Mr Nash at Hot Springs, Santa Barbara and was delighted with the location, left my brother Henry there both are sleeping out doors every night in suspended

beds. Mr Nash has slept out two months and has [gained?] wonderfully. I feel quite sure if he will but continue for ten months longer, as the Doctor advises he will recover entirely. he is very contented. He reads most of the time out under a tree.

I am so glad you are back dear May. I love you all so much I want to feel you are near even though I do not see you often. I hope to be home next Saturday 9th of March Mr Stanfords birth day. he will be seventy one years old that day. I feel sure he and dear Leland will talk about "dear Mamma" that day. just as we used to talk about our dear boy on these days.

God bless you all is ever my wish for you, for you have not failed in your devotion to me in my two years of grief and care.

Ever yours sincerely Mrs Leland Stanford.

Copy

Hot Springs, Santa Barbara

Feby 18, 1895

Russell J. Wilson Esq.

San Francisco.

Dear Sir,

I have been counting up the time between now and the 4th of April when Mr. Huntington and Mr. Hubbard will be in California, and it is so short that it seems to me most important that previous to their departure from New York you urge upon them the necessity of arranging the Carpentier obligation. It seems to me that we have waited until patience is exhausted. If you have any arguments by which we can attain the object we desire I wish you would use them without delay. I feel that we should insist upon the agreement in regard to that obligation being carried out. Mr. Carpentier is a very old man and is feeble and I should not be surprised to hear of his passing away at an early date.

I have enjoyed my stay at Hot Springs

very much but leave here today for the South. I will keep you posted as to my movements. Should you have anything important to communicate, either by telegram or letter please address to care of Superintendent [Muior?] Southern Pacific Co. Los Angeles. He will know where to find me.

Respectfully yours (signed) J.L. Stanford

Copy Letter to Russell Wilson Feby 18 1895

hold dear to my heart. A few days ago your welcome letter arrived and its contents gave me pleasure for I miss you and dear Tim, and it tells me you will return in Feb and you will remain through the summer. Dear Lydia will be glad to be at her lovely house in Menlo I can picture her joy over the Christmas Tree I reached home the day after Christmas, and felt more happy to get home than I did to go. It is a gloomy month so much rain and fog. But everything looks spring like at Menlo

and vegetation is very rank. I have spent two days there this week. I met young Mr. Felton at the depot he was chatty and expressed much pleasure that you would be back for the summer, he prized your friendship and your extreem [sic] kindness to Mrs Loomis. They are expecting Mrs. Elkins to come and make a visit, but if she does not come Mrs Loomis will go to her and visit. Jennie Flood made me a little visit yesterday they are still at Menlo and do not intend to come to the City this winter, both have had bad colds, and in a few