Leland Stanford Papers

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St. Petersburg, Moscow, Helsingfors, Berlin, Stockham, Heidelberg, Bonn, Strassburg, Dublin etc., any or all of them, as might be found practicable or advisable.

I have a personal acquaintance with several of the Universities above mentioned and the professors thereof; am possessed of a knowledge of the following languages viz. Russian, Polish, German, French, some Spanish and Italian which would facilitate my intercourse and corresponence with them, should I be intrusted with such mission from the honored founders of the "Leland Stanford Jr." University.

With my best wishes for the success of this great school during the lives of its founders, and for their continued health and happiness, and that they may live to see it flourish I am

with profound respect

Very truly

Max Axelrood M.D.

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Honourable leland Stanford,

Dear Sir:

You will doubtless remember an interview kindly granted by you to me in this city on November 17th, at which I presented letters from Judges Sawyer and J.D. Thornton. I now take the liberty of sending the accompanying plans, more fully explaining the matter, which I hope you will do me the honour to give your personal consideration

Very respectfully, Your obediant servant

Max Axelrood M.D.

December 1st 1885

San-Francisco 526 Kearny str.

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San-Francisco April 27th 1887

Honorable Leland Stanford,

Dear Sir!

I take the liberty to send with this letter to you the copies of correspondance which I mailed to you in Washington on the 1st day of December 1885, but which you did not receive, as you told me the last time we met.

I hope that the letters of introduction from Gentlemen so respectable as well as my plans will reach their proper destination safely this time, also that your Honor will grant me a little of your valuable time and consider the earnestness and importance of my proposition and further, that you will honor me with an interview and thus enable me to tell you about another philanthropic purpose of great importance, which I would combine with my mission, should I be so happy as to receive it from you; a philathropic object, which should it be realized, will be a great blessing to thousands of suffering people who will pronounce your name every day with reverence and devotion.

As for my part, certainly, I shall consider

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17. Princes Gardens, S. W.

Tuesday [illegible]

[illegible] Governor Stanford,

If you show this to the policemen in the Central Hall a few minutes before 4 on Thursday, you may pass in to the Lobby & up to the gallery. If possible I will come up

to you, but I may be busy for some time.

The business will be the Irish Distress Bill, you may hear a good debate.

Anyhow at 10 o'clock I will take the ladies into the gallery. [Meg?] had better come to the Central Hall.

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the order will admit two.

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[Justice? Inp...? illegible]

admission to the Ladies' gallery

Believe me

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[Jaques? Dupuis?] [Cullden? Fielder?]

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17 Princes Gardens

14th June 1880

[My dear?] Governor Stanford,

I heard on Saturday morning that you were in London, but I was on the point of going into the country, and I have not been at my house.

since, having spent all the day in the House of Commons.

But I have just received a message from Mr [McRoberts?] saying that you would like to hear a debate in the House on Thursday. I will at once endeavour to obtain orders for you, and think you may

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[election? when? action?] on obtaining admission [if you?] will come to the House at a few minutes after [4?] I will be in the lobby myself to receive you.

I will try to [find?] you at home tomorrow, but I am so overwhelmed just now by public business that I hardly like to name an hour. I understand that Mrs Stanford is with you, & if so I will [try to either? try whether?]

family of young children. I know that he would join me in every message of congratulations.

Believe me to be

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Hugh Childers

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6 St George's? Place London SW

18th July [1889?]

Dear Senator Stanford,

It is very good of you to remember me after so many years, and to send me the account of your sister's wedding. My daughter, who is now married Mr Stephen

Simeon, desires to join me in all congratulations, and in the hope that you are well. We have not heard of you for some time, except in connection with your munificence in the cause of education. which will make your name dear to all interested in true progress

I have been for 3 years an idle man, immersed neither in politics nor in business. But

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I retain my seat in Parliament, as MP for Edinburgh, and I keep up as many of my former American friendships as I can. Someday I may make another tour round the world, possibly crossing the Pacific to or from San Francisco. If so I hope to pay my respects to you.

Sir Henry & Lady Vivian, our fellow travellers when I made your acquaintance, are well and prosperous. He is in Parliament still, and they have a charming

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June 30[th 90?] by

Leland Stanford

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San Fran[-co?] June 1st 1895

My dear Gov.

The older I become the less inclined I am to use the pen and the more readily I use the pencil.

I have [yours?] of the 25th [illegible] and [note?] [contracts? contrasts?]. I have had several interviews with Col Crocker and I think he approves of my work. At all events he says so. I have not yet conferred with Mr. [George? Gage?] but it is understood that I am entirely willing to do so as occasion may require. Mr. Haymond has sent several people to [use?], some of whom I am utilizing.

As usual, this [body? baby?] is giving [more?] trouble and demanding more of my time than all the balance of the State. And so it will be all the way through. "Big Jim" Murphy of [Del?] [wrote?] & [Siskizon?] has given me satisfactory assurances about his district. "They say" that a man