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sympathizing with you in your great sorrow. I shall never forget - when I sought the Senator at Fourth & Townsend Street - how kind and courteous he was to me - a stranger - and that through his influence and interest I obtained this position which has enabled me to provide for my fatherless children - and give them a home -
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So do you wonder that my heart is full of grief - and that I have such a personal feeling of sympathy for you in your sad affliction.-
Believe me Faithfully yours - Emily V. Cutts Post trader Marine Barracks Mare Island July 26/93 -