Correspondence (incoming) - W

[Therapea?], Jan 16, '84 Gov. Stanford Hotel d'[Angletern?] Dear Governor Mr. [Sangiulo?] Dragoman of the Legation will give you a telegram received from [Yildiz?] Palace, from which you learn that his [Majesty?] the Sultan will receive you

in private audience next Friday after the [Selesnteat?]. This will necessitate your remaining over until the steamer next week to Athens. Allow me to hope you will do so for my sake. Such motivations are always received in this country as orders; and if you leave the city before the audience, you leave me without excuse and in a light place. Besides, you should remain and talk railroad to the Sultan, a subject in which you will find him greatly interested and a quick student. Truly Yours [Lew?] Wallace

Lew Wallace Minister to Turkey, 1881-85. Jan. 16, 1884 (The Sultan will give Gov. Stanford a private audience and Wallace [wishes?] him to stay for it.)

in some [bright?] land away beyond the stars you will find your [lost?] treasure once more a treasure to your [souls?] riches [.?] [Thank?] all the millions you leave behind with kindest regards to Mrs Stanford and hoping that this will find you better I am my dear Governor, as in the older time, Ever Your Friend J.H. Warrwick

rest content [Still the ills we have are hard to bear; I know it, for I have been [racked?] with rheumatism all the Winter; but sick or well, have had to keep up a [consistent?] and hard battle, [for?] life, but with all your surroundings I suppose you find your [pains?] quite as hard to bear, as I find mine

I think I know the great grief, that has been eating into the hearts, of yourself and wife for years, as well as [every?] human being. I knew you both before the great joy came to you, which made your home so bright and your hearts so glad and I saw you on your return from Europe with the shattered hopes of a life and the Temple you had so fondly [recused?]

in the future; in [?] [grieved?] as I felt, for your great [?]. I felt sorrier for Mrs. Stanford. I heard her express her love for children before she had any of her own and I felt her great desolation. But the storm has past for both of you, and [there?] is nothing left; but to watch and wait not long now, at best only a little while and then perhaps