Correspondence (outgoing)

much this morning at the Springs has Host Payne with her young son [Morete?] She inquired very kindly after you and expressed regret that you could not have come here. I miss you very much. I did not leave Paris until 7.50 and our rooms at the Bristol were with inexpresably lonely. I hope you are pleasantly situated and are doing well. The Dr telegraphs very favorably. Tell Leland I think of him very often. With kind regards to all and much love for yourself. I remain yours affectionate Husband Leland Stanford

with great faithfulness. Tomorrow I am to take my first mineral bath. I walked up there and back this morning and find myself as a consequence quite lame this afternoon. The distance from here to the baths is about 1 1/2 miles My directions are to take the water at Seven a.m Then glass one every fifteen minutes and give a fifteen minutes walk to each glass, Half hour afterwards breakfast and from this time on a bath at 11.30 walking back. [many?] ride up. Have met here one of the young Seligmans and his affianced with her father a Mr Low of New York

Letter from Sen Stanford to Mrs Stanford and Leland

Verwaltung des kgl. Kurhauses.

Bad Kissingen, den Aug 21st 1883

My Dear Boy

Your letters of the 16th and 19th inst duly received. In your last letter you speak encouragingly of Mamas health with gives me great gratification. I hope she will now make rapid recovery and that we may all meet in Hamburg. I have two weeks more to stay here to take the treatment according to the Drs advice

The general treatment here is from four to five weeks

How much good this treatment

is doing I cannot tell it is claimed the beneficial qualities continue active even after the treatment is discontinued.

I am improving I feel consious though with many a pain and ache. I think my greatest trouble is in the back of my hand. With love to mama. I remain your Affectionate father Lealand Stanford