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the name of Leland Stanford
has been left untarnished
as an ideal for the children
of the land and particularly
the eleven hundred students
now at the University,
worthy for all to imitate.

This is what I struggled,
prayed and pleaded for,
not for that which may be
in the estate, for that was
secondary.

I thank you sincerely and
your husband for your
kind interest, and your
willingness to be of service.
I send you a photograph
herewith taken in 1881