Jane Lathrop Stanford Papers

she did to day when she came to the house to bid me good bye. She left on the train this afternoon en route South I think her destination is St Augustine where she will tarry till events shape her future movements. Miss Cass and Mr Serles also Mr Crooks accompany her the latter going from New Orleans to Cal. I did not see as much of Mrs Hopkins as I had hoped

to, her party was large and she remained at the Hotel if the suit should again be postponed, she will not go to Cal this spring. She seemed to feel it was depriving her of a pleasure she had looked forward to with pleasant anticipation and not the least the seeing of you both.

Feb 29th. A visit of a week from Mrs. Gen. Grant interrupted all my usual duties among them the finishing of this letter - and