Correspondence (outgoing), 1896 Mar 18-31

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The following are all letters and telegrams acknowledging support and congratulatory notes received on winning government suit except where otherwise noted. Mar. 18, 1896 to Mrs. General. U.S. Grant, Anna Sterling Guthridge, Ellen T. Windom. Mar. 19, 1896 to [Winifred Black] (Annie Laurie), Samuel Colwood (Leland Stanford's religious beliefs), Mrs. Mattie S. Dayan, John J. Keane. Mar. 21, 1896 to Anna H. Clarkson (and personal). Mar. 23, 1896 to Mrs. Wm. E. Dodge, Sara A. Pryor. Mar. 25, 1896 to Mrs. E.W. Miller. Mar. 26, 1896 to Mary K. Matthews. Mar. 27, 1896 to Stephen J. Field. Mar. 31, 1896 to Louise S. Swan (Sen. Merrill, etc.). Mar. ?, 1896 to Jas. P. Brown, Maria Douglas, Sue V. Field, Isaias Hellman, Anna H. Shaw (tel. returned), Ellen F. Thompson, Zella Lentillian Wheeler.



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they are listening to the words of Jesus, our savior but they are also kneeling at his feet asking His protecting care and watchfulness over one they left on Earth, and it is this that assists me. That a dear Christian woman like yourself, a stranger has prayed for me, and taken an interest in me and has [?] God's gift your little child to [?] me, touches me more than I am able to tell. Oh! that I may prove worthy of your esteem. I am but a weak woman

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they are listening to the words of Jesus, our savior but they are also kneeling at his feet asking His protecting care and watchfulness over one they left on Earth, and it is this that assists me. That a dear Christian woman like yourself, a stranger has prayed for me, and taken an interest in me and has [?] God's gift your little child to [?] me, touches me more than I am able to tell. Oh! that I may prove worthy of your esteem. I am but a weak woman

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Judge [?] and the others were so pronounced in their opinion as to the justness of the decision was an added satisfaction.

I am so overcome with gratitude to God that He heard my prayers and that he granted my desires I am humbled to the [?] and I have not failed each day many times to express to Him my gratitude, and my dear friend I wish to tell you what I am grateful for. I am grateful that the name and fame

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of one as dear to me as my own life has been left untarnished and stands before the world unblemished and is left an ideal name and character to all the children of the land and particularly the children of the University, for them to imitate.

Oh! how it has wrung my heart that one who lived up to the Golden Rule to do unto others as he would have others do unto himself should have been misjudged. He, who was always strong

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and brave and ready to endure much physical and mental pain, still was as tender and and as loving in his heart affections toward his family and his friends as a loving woman.

Had the decision of this suit be other than it was, I know not how I could have gone on, But I suppose God would keep his arms around me still as he has done durnig [sic] the past twelve years. Probably I needed the discipline. I think I did. I see

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