Correspondence (outgoing)

[modern notation: (copy)]

[preprinted] OFFICE OF THE Contract and Finance Company

MARK HOPKINS President. W. E. BROWN Secretary

Sacramento, [/preprinted] February 21st 1872

To the Committee on "State University" Reno Washoe County Nev.

Gentlemen:

The Central Pacific Railroad Company will donate Twenty acres of land fronting on the R. R. in the N. W. Quarter of Section Eleven (11) Township 19. N. R. 19 East Mount Diablo Base & Meridian U. S. Survey, upon which to locate, construct & maintain a State University if the Board of Regents see fit to accept the same for that purpose, and on notification of the acceptance of said land as above stated by said "Board" the C. P. R. R. Co. will cause to be executed a deed of conveyance of the same - a donation, free of all charges - to the proper party designated to receive it. The Company will also add thereto Five hundred

[notation: copy]

dollars in coin

Very respectfully [?]

Leland Stanford President

[vertical text][notation: Feb 21/72] Copy

Leland Stanford to Committee on University of State of Nevada

offering donation of 20 acres of land & $500 [/vertical text]

[modern? notation: SC 33a 5-43]

[preprinted] Central Pacific Railroad Company,

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

San Francisco, Cal., [/preprinted] 26 June 1872.

Mr E. G. Northrup. Richland Cal.

Dear Sir:

Your communication under date 8 [init?] in relation to the finishing of your church and requiring more means for the same was duly received.

Just at this time there are heavy demands on me for money in carrying out our Railroad projects and although willingly disposed to assist you, yet will be unable to grant your request.

Your truly

Leland Stanford

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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

The rules of this Company require that all messages received for transmission, shall be written on the message blanks of the Company, under and subject to the conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message.

ANSON STAGER, Gen'l Sup't, CHICAGO, ILL. }

WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't, O. H. PALMER, Sec'y, } NEW YORK. [/preprinted]

[notation: 546P]

[preprinted: Dated] Sacramento Oct 21 1872

[preprinted: Received at] Salt L Oct 21

[preprinted: To] Hon Wm M. Stewart

Must reserve house and lot for Downs also reserve the [ore?] that now or may be at the surface upon delivery will convey at the rate agreed gold all but the three ninety third 3/93 parts belonging to Shields heirs. [?]Childs has stated that his children will do as the rest may do as soon as of legal age which will be next spring. This must be closed without delay else will not be bound.

Leland Stanford

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[preprinted] Central Pacific Railroad Company

PRESIDENTS Office

San Francisco, Cal. [/preprinted] 26 Dec 1873

C. P. Huntington Esq.

9 Nassau St. New York.

Dear Sir:

Please deliver to the order of Milton S. Latham, Five hundred, First Mortgage, Southern Pacific Railroad Bonds, and take receipt for the same as Collateral to our three promissory notes, signed by Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, Mark Hopkins and C. P. Huntington, dated December 23rd 1873, payable to this order at The London and San Francisco Bank, Limited, with interest at the rate of one per cent per month payable monthly, both principal and interest payable in Gold Coin: One of said notes being for the sum of One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, payable March 23rd 1874; One for a like sum of One hundred and fifteen thousand dollars, due April 23rd 1874, and another for the sum of One hundred and twenty thousand dollars, due the 23rd day of June 1874. Said bonds to be surrendered to us in proportionate amounts as each of said Notes shall fall due, and be paid by us.

Leland Stanford