Frederick D. Grant

warmest regards and thanks to you. Words seem quite inadequate to express my feelings when I remember your friendship in this matter

Yours sincerely & faithfully

Fred. D. Grant.

P. S.

I suppose I shall be going to Washington in a few days and will express my affectionate appreciation of Mrs Stanford's kind interest in my behalf

Gratefully yours

F. D. Grant.

value and feel grateful for your kind friendship and support throughout.

I know that in no small measure, do I owe this appointment to your efforts, and I wish to assure you that it will be my continued object to prove myself worthy of your esteem. I would like to feel that as my father's son, I may do credit to his friends and to his party.

Mother is most enthusiastic over this appointment and she joins Ida & me in

Fred. D. Grant

About his Nomination to be Minister to Austria.

No 3 East 66th St

New York

Jan'y 28th 1888

My Dear Senator,

I hasten to write and thank you and Mrs Stanford for the hospitality you extended to my mother and the courtesy Ida and I have received at your hands. The pleasure of our visit to Washington was very much increased by your kidness, and I assure you they were appreciated and will here be remem

New York

March 1st 1887

Dear Governor:

Mother and I arrived home safely last night & this morning the baggage came. We had no trouble on account of not having the checks for the R. R. people all knew us and sent the baggage on my identifying it.

I think mother's visit to you & Mrs Stanford has done her much good for she is as bright and happy as can be. Mother says she