Frederick D. Grant

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,

VIENNA.

Answered by Mr Stanford June 26th 90 while at Kissenger Bavaria

June 7th 1890

Dy Dear Gov'r Stanford:

We are hoping most sincerely to hear er long, if you and Mrs Stanford will be in Vienna, during June, as I had asked for a leave of absence from here for July and August, not having been away a day from the Legation, since my coming a year ago. We would feel most distressed, however, to be

in danger of missing you and Mrs Stanford, and so hope to hear some thing definite as to your plans, though I dont want to trouble you in any way. As my idea was to go to Germany during July, we shall find out when you are there, and go to see you, as well as hoping to see you here, later, or perhaps during this month. Vienna like New York, is deserted and dusty during the mid-summer, so I thought, perhaps, you and Mrs Stanford would

choose June or September for your visit to the "Kaiser Stadt." We, Ida and I, are perfectly delighted at the prospect of seeing you both again. It will give us much real happiness to know of your coming. I think your trip abroad to rest after the fatigues of a Washington winter, will be of the greatest benefit to your health, though when I last saw you and Mrs Stanford I though I had never seen you look so well and strong. We always recall with so much gratefulness and pleasure

that last Spring, in Washington and all that you did for us then. We greatly enjoyed seeing Mrs Stanford's sister, Mrs Hewes, and her husband, whom you will probably see ere this reaches you. We told them how anxious we were to know some of your plans, so that we might have the happiness of seeing you both here, and our hope for this pleasure is my excuse for worrying you with enquiries as to when and where we may see you. With affectionate regards from us all here, I remain faithfully and sincerely yours Frederick. D. Grant.

LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,

VIENNA.

faithfully yours F. D Grant

March 4th 1890

My Dear Governor Stanford:

Princess Reuss, the wife of the Germany Ambassador here, is deeply interested in the founding of a home for poor protestant girls, which is really a most commendable charity.

When I enclosed her letter to you, I did it with pleasure and at her earnest request; but I feel that I must thus privately explain the facts, and let you know I could not well refuse to carry out her wishes as she came to me so