Leland Stanford Papers

[preprinted] United States Senate,

Washington, D. C., [/preprinted] Feb. 15, 1889

Mr. S. M. Clement

Engineer S. [P.?] Co.

San Francisco.

My dear Sir,

Col. Geo. H. Morrison is getting up a sketch of my life for Bancroft's history. He has asked me to request you to furnish some data.

You have known me so long and intimately that I think you could furnish him with some facts of interest. Perhaps you can also help him out with an analysis of my character.

Yours truly

Leland Stanford

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Washington, D.C., [/unpreprinted]

something akin to the taste which makes us determine the value of a fine picture. I had the impression that Lucy Cuyler had been relieved from active service and that perhaps her only value was a commercial one as a brood mare. Her mother I regard as one of the very choicest brood mares on my place, except in her age. Her produce has been unfortunate in development but has shown a speed and valuable characteristics equal to the produce of any other.

I wish I understood your

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power of reducing a swelling of the legs.

I do not wonder at all that you desire to retain Lucy, and had I understood how you value her I would not have made the proposition I did, but I think there has never been the equal of [Lunol? Surrol?]

Hoping some day to have the pleasure of meeting you in New York, or possibly at Palo Alto,

I remain

Very truly yours

Leland Stanford

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My dear Doctor Wilbur

This letter from Sen. Stanford may be of sufficient interest to place in your scrap-book of Stanfordiana.

[T. H.?]

30 Oct 1923 (The writing is that of his secretary Herbert C. Nash.)

THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

NUMBER 9.20am / SENT BY CA / REC'D BY J / CHECK 61 DH.

Received at Menlo Park May 30 May 30 1887

Dated Los Angeles May 29

To Mrs. Leland Stanford

Menlo Park

Have visited San Diego been to San Gorgonio and seen Doctor and Mrs Stillman who are most beautifully located have been to Pasadena, go to Santa Monica to

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Washington, D. C., [/preprinted] Jan. 25, 1886.

Mr. J. W. Knox

c/o [Mess?]: Tracy & Wilson

Lexington Ky.

Dear Sir,

Yours of 21st inst: to hand.

It will give me great pleasure to tender to Mr. Alexander the free use of Electioneer to cover the Sister to Maud S.

Very Truly Yours

Leland Stanford

[N.?]

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Received at SAN FRANCISCO [4??] July 22 1886

Dated Washington DC [22?]

To Mrs Ariel Lathrop [sp?]

Please send the fifteen shares of stock of Mississippi Valley Construction company you have to me care of [?] E. Gates 23 Broad St New York

Leland Stanford

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Washington, D.C. [/preprinted] Dec. 28, 1888.

Robert Bonner Esq.

New York.

My dear Sir,

Your favor of the 10th inst: via California, has reached me here in Washington.

I read it with great interest. Of course in making my proposition I knew nothing of the circumstances [insert] aside from her speed [/insert] which cause you to value Lucy Cuyler so highly. I do not wonder that you have no wish to part with her. There are some animals whose price is in no manner based upon an ordinary commercial value, but depends rather upon

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Telegram (Copy)

Sept 23, 1887.

Portland Or

C P Huntington Mills B broad St NY

Congress [begin shorthand] hav [end shorthand] directed an inquiry [begin shorthand] into an [end shorthand] equities [shorthand [?]] on Gov & RR Co's [begin shorthand] must be [end shorthand] content to abide [shorthand[ by them as [end shorthand] proof clear [insert] & can not be contraticked[/insert] [shorthand] without [end shorthand] [insert]instead[/insert] Co owing Gov anything {space} Gov equitably [shorthand]is largely indebted [shorthand] Gov [begin shorthand]that ought to take that position [end shorthand] & decline [begin shorthand] to make another [end shorthand] offer [begin shorthand] of [end shorthand] future payment

Portland Oregon, Sept 23/1887.

C. P. Huntington, Mills Bldg - Broad St. N. Y.

Congress having directed an inquiry into the equities between the Government & the R. R. Cos. must be content to abide by them. The proof is clear and can not be contradicted, that instead of the Co. owing the Govt. anything, the Govt. equitably is largely indebted to the Cos. I think