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hemorrage from the lungs, we remained two days, but the Dr. thought it desirable for him to keep quiet a few days longer. We left him in the hands of a good doctor and skilled nurse. Also my brother remained to keep him company. We have good news concerning him. He may be able to reach Paris today and join us the last of this week. This place is en route to Nice where he will go for a months visit with his Parents.

I am pleased that Palo Alto has not lost its charm to you. I am always inclined to feel if one does not feel this influence of its lovely climate its beautiful mountain scenery its heavenly evening that there is something lacking in their nature that would prevent their being happy in Heaven itself. I have yet to find a place that equals it in all points of attraction.

We had the company of Mr & Mrs J. Hopkins across the Ocean and I am pleased to find he has great sympathy with us in our ambition for the future of the University and he will testify it by giving in the future in a substantive way something to perpetuate the name of his benefactor Mr Moses Hopkins.

We find this place hot and cold it is high in the Mountains in a small ravine and the clouds envelope us almost completely. We are told this kind of weather is exceptional. We shall have intense heat and clear sun shine which would be more acceptable to us for there is no provision for heating this building. We feel very far from home here for the Hotel is immense and no one here that speaks English save a few English people who are strangers to us

All I can endure and even bless if the means we are useing[sic] will be beneficial to Mr Stanford if his life can be spared to carry out his grand ideas in relation to the University. He talks so little about his future plans to others that only I know what he can do by staying on Earth a few years longer.

You mention your dear children being so happy and enjoying their surroundings so much I can picture it all - for I well remember the joy the gladness that fills my darlings heart when we first went to that dear spot his happiness was as complete as it could ever be to one not in Heaven itself and when ill so far away in Florence how often he would say "Oh! if we were at Palo Alto dear Ma ma." It was his last thought. Do you wonder the place is so sacred to us. Let your prayers go up for the blessing of our good God to rest on my husband that he may return with renewed vigor and length of days I beleive [sic] so sincerely in the good prayer brings to us, if I did not I could not have undertaken this long trip from all who would stand by me if sorrow came. Remember us kindly to the Dr. And I ask as a favor that he will send a cheerful letter to Mr. Stanford

[text continues on right edge] occasionally Yours sincerely Jane L. Stanford

[Inscription in pencil at top right] June 9/92

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[Preprinted] Bristol Hotel Burlington Gardens London. W.

Timothy Hopkins

Dear friend

I cannot let the night pass without thanking you for the most beautiful basket of flowers that ever welcomed me to this my favorite city. The flowers are all so choice and exquisite and arranged so artisticly. They were so very unexpected, as exclamations came forth from all. You have served us with surprise all day, and afforded us such pleasure. I can fancy what great pleaure May is going to have all along her journeys. I will think of you all very often and my prayers will always be that you all, the Trinity may come back to us in the same good condition that you are in now. God bless and guide you in all the journies that are before you in life you have just entered the Arena and the battle is yet

to be won, but keep before you a high standard and aim to reach it. Many fall by the way side from weakness of will but you have this quality to a large degree and if you but lean on the higher power and trust the Good Father who loves you better than you with all your tender love, for your dear child can bestow upon her, measuring His love by this, you can comprehend its vastness, its tenderness, its goodness, and grieve Him not by indifference. Now you are blest with health love of dear ones, and may feel strong and self reliant but it cannot always be thus. We are all destined to bear sorrows, time, age brings them it has to be. Look at this life of Mr Stanford and myself. We had youth health success in our undertakings, and a precious son with all the choicest gifts of talent and affection given him. We knew our cup was full and running over. Look at us now, my heart is so filled with its many aches, its fears its helplessness to stay the greater calamity that may come to me. If I did not unburden my heart to my God I could not go on. Peace comes from Him endurance and support only sorrowing hearts can know and feel it but I would have you and dear May go to Him in your youth and strength and happiness and teach that dear child to look up and trust Him. We shall see Him face to face some day. I tried to be cheerful while with you and dear May but Oh! how heavy my poor heart is, and if I could not pray if it, prayer, were taken from me I would not know where to find relieve. Don't forget to ask that my precious husband may be helped and his days be long and that we may not be separated long. Ever your true friend Jane L. Stanford Thursday evening June 9th /92

Bristol Hotel Burlington Gardens London. W.

Friday morning June 10th / 92

Dear Tim and May

I write to tell you Mr. Nash was taken at eleven last eve with a bad hemorrage. It lasted two hours. He fell asleep at 2 and slept for a few hours, and, at four had another, but not as severe. It is not sad, he had gone after dinner to find his brother found he left two weeks ago for Nice to spend his two months vacation with his parents. Mr Nash spent a pleasant eve with his brothers Vicar. The Dr. from one of the leading Hospitals has been to see him this morning, he was very highly recommended by the proprietor of the Hotel, the Dr has just told me he must not be moved even to have his bed made, and we may be obliged to leave him here. I will