Correspondence (incoming) - W-Z

San Francisco May 19th 1887 Gov. Stanford, My Dear Sir, I have for a long time been very desirous to see you that I might, as I trust I can show you of my earnest desire to complete and deliver to you [and?] to your associates those volumes that you and others so kindly subscribe for. And I wish to show you the sample volumes which I have completed for your Honored Lady for the University and I wish [to?] [engage with you?] [relative?] to the trees for your new grounds. And which it is my most earnest desire to replace for those not delivered to your former grounds and which now I know will be valuable to your newly designed grounds around the noble institution,its foundation now and recently so auspiciously commenced. These are duties I wish now to be enabled to perform while in health and strength.

I have made many efforts to meet you personally even before you went to Europe and since your return and also before you went to Washington and since. and. Twice I called at your office here as you will [recollect?] by your own wish but some public duties, and committees with you prevented. and your all important duties recently I know were so pressing I hesitated to call till these were over. And, Gov. Stanford I can assure you as I can prove to you that had it not have been for the bursting of the tank over my store on Market St. in the building occupied over [me?] by Mr. W.B. [Hunt?] the waters of which flooded my store destroying many volumes in the process of completing my works for you and volumes which I have since been at work to replace and at work at it now. Those vols which which I was so anxious to complete world have long since been delivered. I am most anxious to see you,and convince you of my great purpose to meet your approval of my work.

Gov. Stanford - This letter and its purposes are a private matter to Gov. Stanford for as you very well can remember. I first met you at my Ag. Fair in Sacramento in 1852 and as you very well know have always believed in your high and noble purposes and intentions for own state and the people. and I have full confidence that you will live to complete all your noble work. While you and your associates have been laboring and most successfully to open up and increase its general prosperity it has been my endeavour to point out the way how the [soil?] could be improved, crops increased and the whole state beautified, improved and made prosperous. and now in my old age I do hope to [deserve?] the approval of all good [men?] for my life labor and of all men who have labored and given a life service to California. I hope for the approval and good will of Gov. Stanford and his associates. I hope I may have a brief interview at early time as you shall name. Yours Truly Col Warren

Lakeport Cal. June 30, 1889

Dear Sir:Can you give information about the Leland Stanford Jr. University on the following points? Can students enter this fall? What are the facilities for board? And the probable expense? If you have a register or catalogue I should be happy to receive one. Yours respectfully [Maud?] West

Los Angeles, 306 State St 5.29.1889

[J.E.?] [Warmsley?] Irvington, Sir Could you [get?] or write me the particulars concerning the Stanfords University? If so please forward immediately and oblige your old friend Williams Respectfully A.C.B. Williams