Leland Stanford Papers

Paris, le 15 février 1889 31 rue Dumont Durville

Dear Sir I hear that your friend Mr. Stanford is going to found a University on a large scale at San Francisco. One of my colleagues of the French Institute, Mr. Paul Viollet, has asked me to inform you, that, should it [suit?] Mr. Stanford's views, he would be inclined to accept in the New University a professorship of History of Law. Mr. Viollet is a very learned and distinguished man, and was elected Member of the Institute a short time ago. Should you wish to communicate with him his [direction?] is, rue Soufflot, 2 [bis?]. I had some hesitation in troubling you about a matter of this kind, but Miss King, my [sister?] in law, encouraged me to write to you. Believe me Very truly yours W.W. [Wadington?] French Ambassador in London

[Rcvd. Janry 25/69.?]

Ogden January 15th 1869

Friend Mark

On my return from Omaha I found quite a number of letters from you, they were all interesting as your letters always are and each one deserved an answer, but as Huntington was going on to California I concluded he should answer all.

He has been and returned, and it has been a great satisfaction to me that he has been out and learned the true state of matters.

Col Gray left here this morning for California. He will be able to post you as to matters here more fully than I can write. The weather continues remarkably good. So far for us it has been a failure in great part?. Ives says two years ago last September when he was at Echo Summit snow fell four feet. Such a fall of snow this year would have saved us notwithstanding the slow progress of our track. After the {words crossed out} report of the Special [Commrs?] on the U.P. { next words crossed out] showing clearly an unfinished road [word crossed out] Govt gave the U.P. its full amount of bonds. It is not very encouraging for us to believe that they will withhold bonds

Salt Lake 29 1869

Received at Sac Jan 29 725 PM

To Mark Hopkins

E.B. Crocker & Chas Croker the commissioners leave here Monday morning by stage for Sac to expect to take while ine stage to Echo have car there for them I shall be with them they want ready for them working profiles showing grades and map on large scale showing details of alignment at Eutine line between end of track & Echo Summit

Leland Stanford

From

Leland Stanford. Salt Lake.

Jany 29. 1869.

Comr. coming to examine our roads.

Have car for them at Elks. Also maps & peoples

From

Leland Stanford. Salt Lake

March 10, 1869

Everything satisfactory - [Goose?] hangs high.

From

Leland Stanford

Augt. 13, 1869

Bk of Cal wants to use our funds & request us to let bal. remain &c.

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Received at: L.S.Jr.U 3.44P 3/30/92 189 Dated Washington D.C. 30 To: Poesh D.S Jordan

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I have just sent the following telegram to Mr, Lathrop in regard to the board of students. "you must bring the expenses down to the present rate of five dollars a week [is it?] enough for poor students."

[?] [oor?] [Sympathy?] in your great Sorow = W. Gwyn Jr.

Florence De San Francisco 154 14 VB

Leland Stanford & alia with Archbishop Riordan Respecting Water Contract for Seminary [Compared OR Outpaced?] [of use?] [?John S. Doyle?] November 2 '91 Number 5