Jane Lathrop Stanford Papers

to see his horses and to be present on Tuesday at the sale. He has not been here before since our return East. This afternoon I went to see Hattie Alexander and sat an hour with her both her children were brought down stairs to see me. She delights in them and is proud of their health and their inteligence. [sic] She has been redecorating and refurnishing her house and it lookes [sic] very much changed. She has taken down all the dark woods and replaced with onyx and gilt and one room is faced with lavender and gold satin on walls and furniture and is very fine. After I reached the Hotel a card was brought in with a few lines written on saying it was Della Clements who formally lived with Mrs. Hopkins. We had her come in and she had followed us here from Was. She wanted some idemnification [sic] from the R.R. Co. for the killing on the road of he [sic] father in May before Mrs. Searls died she went [to] Methuen and saw Mrs. S. She was then quite feeble and looked weak and sick but they had a talk but not a satisfactory on to Della she related to us her life

24 June 1893

Savoy Hotel, Victoria Embankment, London W.C.

My dear Mrs. Stanford: -

The loss of your honoured and beloved husband comes upon Mrs Alexander and myself as a personal sorrow and the common words of condolance [sic] seem too poor and My Harriet sends you her devoted love and will in due course write to you and with the deepest respect and sympathy I am

Very sincerely yours

C. B. Alexander

Mrs Leland Stanford