Correspondence (outgoing)

San Francisco, Sept. 14th, 1894. Messrs. C. P. Huntington, Stillman & Hubbard and Chas. F. Crocker. Gentlemen:- Referring to matters pending between Messrs. Speyer & Co. and yourselves with reference to to the $2,500,000 loan, I can only say that after careful consideration of the matter I must respectfully decline to sign the agreements which have been presented to me for my signature. I am entirely willing to sign an obligation in the form of a promissory note whereby I shall become one of the makers or endorsers for $2,500,000 to Messrs Speyer & Co., as was agreed by my counsel in New York some weeks ago, and I stand ready to sign a promissory note for that amount, provided that the signatures of yourselves have already been made thereto but as to the agreements and syndicate agreement mentioned in the correspondence I must respectfully decline to become a party to the same. I agreed that if Messrs. Speyer & Co. would not present their claim against the Estate of my late husband for $2,500,000 that I would become responsible in conjunction with yourselves for the amount, and I am prepared to do so whenever the proper obligation is presented to me for signature for that purpose, but without any agreements embodied or referred to in the same. Respectfully yours, Jane L Stanford

Sept. 23, 1894

Mr Lewis Dear Sir

I am obliged to go to S.F. without seeing you to day. So I write to tell you that I do not wish you to sell any more wines by small quantities even by the demijohn, only by the case and then delivered by express. I think my orders have not been strictly carried out that no small quantitites should be sold to people around Palo Alto proper. The

cannot break the laws made by Mr Stanford.

I hope and trust you will strictly regard my wishes.

Yours respectfully Mrs Leland Stanford Sept 23rd/94 Palo Alto, Cal

well since - first I had bowel trouble and then bronchitis and when I arrived here I sent for a doctor, he has helped me, and now I am very anxious to be home - really I am afflicted with severe home sickness. We start tomorrow morning - it will take us seven days to make the journey from here over the Canadian Pacific route. Montreal is a lovely City and intensely intersting. Gertie has

enjoyed her visit exceedingly she and my maid have gone out driving and shopping I felt too ill to go out. They are very disappointed not to find clear crisp frosty weather with plenty of snow and sleighing. It is as wild as in Cal. I hope and pray dear May that you in Tim and Lydia keep well. You are all very dear to my heart, you know I have not so very many left to love and those left me have a strong

hold on my heart strings. Dear May I took your dear loving gift the day I left Albany I took your lovely Crysanthimus with other flowers I selected and placed them on my dear Mothers and Sisters grave. They looked as fresh as if just picked. Give my love to dear Tim and for yourself love and kisses. Also keep me in dear Lydias memory. God bless and keep you all from harm. always yours Jane L. Stanford Montreal Canada

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Mrs Timothy Hopkins May dear May,

Don't think ill of me, for not sooner writing and letting you know how I prized the lovely flowers you sent to the car when we left New York City. I seemed to have been under a spell and not equal to taking a pen in hand to write. I really believe those [rooms?] [?] my system through and through for I have so been