Correspondence (outgoing)

emphatic manner.

We came here this morning Col. Fred Crocker being here and there was a meeting at the R.R. office to day and will be to morrow Saturday we go back to W on Tuesday next this is the first time Mr. Stanford has been here since his return East.

I am anxious to have your suit begin - all here seem to know the case and deeply interested for Tim to win he has the sympathy of the people if that counts and I believe it will.

I have been disappointed that you did not get the card case. Three of my presents have gone astray but Galt the Jeweller in W. is hunting them up he - sent them by Wells Fargo Express.

Do write me soon and let me know what you think of my sister's condition.

All join me in best wishes and rejoice over your reward of merit.

Yours sincerely Jane L. Stanford Feb 19th/92

Washington March 10th/92

1701 K Street

Dear May & Tim.

The news has reached us through the daily news papers of the settlement.

We know nothing from any one in authority but we have concluded it is true - for some reasons I am glad for I do not think you would ever been able to cope with such men as have laid out and brought out to their satisfaction such a well laid and deep scheme. You could not have stooped to do

[sidenote at top:] The Express Co have sent me word they delivered my X gift to Palace Hotel Dec 29th/91. It must have been mislaid at the office. Galt & Co. Washington are following it up also.

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the thinghs [sic] they are able and well fitted by experience and age to do. I am sure no one thinks less of you for what has transpired, your friends are very many and beleive [sic] in you and I doubt if the others can feel the same about themselves.

We shall start for Cal the 1st of April - for only a very short stay will be here again within the month if all goes well with us. I hope we will find you there to look at you both will be a pleasure and I hope and trust Lydia is well by this time. I am greatly relieved about my sister although I never for one moment thought there was anything malignant the matter with her. It was

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really a case of effect of mind over matter. I have had a sore anxiety and it nearly made me ill. We will go away for six weeks to Europe going June 12th. I want to get away from care, letters of distress and anxieties. We will go alone only Mr. Nash and I am reveling already in the anticipated peace quiet restfulness of the voyage.

Mr. Stanford is much better health than when we left Cal and while so very many here have been so seriously ill he was by God's mercy escaped. Mr. Blaine is very ill now with the Grippe. We have tried to live regular and to avoid giving dinners. I gave four luncheons that exempted Mr. Stanford from

sitting up late or eating late and hearty dinners. We declined all except four dinner invitations out so you see we compared with others have been very quiet.

We have had a most wonderful snow storm to day nothing like it all winter. I thought this winter was over here. The trees are budding out and yesterday the sun was so warm we had windows up and fires all out in heaters and grates. The roofs of the houses the trees and shrubs are laden and white with snow. This makes me pine for dear Palo Alto but I shall soon be their, [sic] I am delighted that we are to go so soon. I got the Almanack this morning to count the exact number of days before we start. I want to thank you dear May for your kind attention to my sister and for your letters to me in regard to her condition. I am so thankful and grateful that this burden has been lifted from all. She had really become diseased in mind and it is just as bad as reality to become a slave to the immagination. [sic]

All joine [sic] me in sending love and best wishes. I cant say all I want to in a letter but soon we will meet and then there will be time and opportunity to exchange thoughts Yours truly Jane L. Stanford

Grand Hotel de l'Europe Ouver toute l'annee -- Ascenseur. Bernascon Aix-les-Bains (Savoie) le June 16th 1892

Dear Mrs. Jordan.

Your kind letter is the second one to greet me on our arrival here. And never in all my travels from home have I ever felt so joyless so very depressed even helpless as I do at present. My thoughts travel back to my very sick sister who does not appear to advance since my departure. I fear it depressed her and she cannot rebound. Mr. Nash on the very night of our arrival at London had a severe