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from a true & kind friend
& the country from an
officer, true to her best
interests in every way, &
who did so much to
promote the best interests
of the youth of our land.

May God bless & sus-
tain you in your grief
& sorrow my dear
Mrs Stanford.

The news of the Senator's
death reached us while
we were in Chicago &
I wanted to write you
immediately but I knew
from experience how
hard it was to read
any letters in my first
deep grief. I joined