Correspondence (outgoing)

and he spared many years to fill a great place in humanity, which receives the best of influence from your life and your noble examples--

Gratefully yours,

Mrs Leland Stanford

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San Francisco, March 17, 1896.

Andrew D White, Esq.

Your kind letter of congratulations is valued highly, and I hope you will continue to send out your strengthening thoughts, that I may wisely administer the affairs which are left to me to execute, I also wish to confess to you that I am humble & grateful to the Allwise loving Father. He heard and answered my pleadings and united

Heaven with earth to bring about justice to the name and fame of one dearer to me than all else.

I am more thankful than I can express that the name of Leland Stanford is left to the children of the land, and particularly to the eleven hundred students within the walls of the University, as an ideal worthy for all to imitate.

Your grateful friend,

Mrs Leland Stanford

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Palo Alto, Cala Mar. 17, 1896.

Mr. [J. Lindley Murray] Young -

Christian friend, -

I cannot address you otherwise than a christian, for I find throughout your letter to me, that the God germ which each child of earth has born within it, has been developed in your heart, and you stretch forth your hands to give words of strength and comfort to one who has been sorely tried. I have not been jubilant over the result of this suit

but have been filled with gratitude and thankfulness to our all-wise loving Father, that He heard my pleadings and united Heaven with earth to bring about justice to the name and character of one who is dearer to me than all else. For this I am thankful, to become the possessor of the estate is secondary, of course need all, that will be mine, to further and advance the work so sacredly left to my care.

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