Correspondence with Henry Vrooman

San Francisco Nov 10 1885

Hon Henery Nrooman

Oakland

Dear Sir:

Will it be agreeable to you to be named as trustee of the University which I am creating?

A meeting of the trustees will be held at my house in San Francisco on Saturday next the 14th inst at 12 O'clock. I shall be pleased to have you present.

Yours truly,

Leland Stanford

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Nov 11 1885

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Dated San Fran Nov 11

To Hon Henery Nrooman

Will you accept appointment as trustee of the university which I am creating? Will you be present at a meeting of the trustees to be held at my home in San Francisco Saturday next Nov fourteenth.

Leland Stanford

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Nov 11 1885

Meeting referred to in my previous message will be held at twelve o'clock Saturday

Leland Stanford

San Francisco Cal Nov 23 1885

My Dear Nrooman:

I duly received your note of the 17th [iust?]. I would very much like to talk with you at some time when we have leisure about school matters. To make our institution all that I want it to be it must turn out students who shall be able to influence and direct thought in the way of elevating the masses. It seems to me that the great question for statesmen and for humanity is how shall the great body of the people be lifted up made intelligent able to avail itself of all the advantages of its labor.

Yours truly,

Leland Stanford