Correspondence (incoming) - G

This morning I received a long and welcome letter from Mrs. Stanford concerning your voyage and safe landing at Kissenden, and was further advised by your letter that the health of the entire party had thus far been benefitted by the trip. I now think that you may look for another letter from me within the next ten or twelve days, after I have had a further consultation with Col. C. and others here. I have the pleasure of acknowledging your letter of the 11th, of June from Paris. My family are in the country at Chrystal Springs, where they spent their vacation last season. They expect to return on the 7th [inst?] in time for their school, which opens a week later. They are all about in their usual good health.

Yours Truly, [S. Gaye?]

Number: 32 [?] Received at [?] March 9 1893 Dated: San Francisco Calif [A?] To: Senator Leland Stanford 1701 [K?] St May you and Mrs. Stanford live to see many happy returns of this day, S.[?]Gage

March 2, '89 Respected Dear Sir: I beg to [invoke?] [your?] friendly influence in behalf of Mr. James R. Randall who is seeking a position in Washington. Mr. Randall's abilities are of a high order and I believe his [integrity?] is unquestioned. His [merits?] and [necessities?] [constrain?] me to trespass on your benevolence, [and?] I shall be grateful for any aid you may render him [in?] [compassing?] the object of his desires. Faithfully [Yours in?] [?] [J. Caid?] [Gibbons?] Hon L. Stanford U.S.[A.?]

[Monterey?] April [11.91?] [Gent?] John [Gibbon?] Dear General after a visit to the Monument of Fr Junipero, I came to the [conclusion?] that the whole thing will be a failure. It was understood that the [statue?] [was?] to have a Cross on his left hand, now it has a Bible pressed to his breast which distinguishes him and gives him a cowardly figure. [?] the whole thing finished was [understood?] to be 21 feet high, now it will be only 11 feet. I never heard yet one word in favor of it, every[ones?] condemning a Franciscan friar with the Bible and no cross in hand. [If?] thing be so, I will have nothing to do with ceremony of its unveiling. I am sorry altogether to see

such a poor end of a very grand and philantropic idea of Mrs. Stanford. I heard that the [Controller?] Mr.Comb paid one thousand dollars for the stone put on the place, another one thousand to the sculptor to [commence?] and finish the work and 3 thousand clear in his pocket. No [wonder?] [that?] the whole [laying?] came to be so [?], and far from the idea [we?] got from the photographs we saw. Make use of this letter [as you please?]. My best regards to Mrs. [?] [Gibbons?] and daughters, And you [believe?] me yours truly AD [Casanova?] [Vicitov?]