Condolence letters re: death of Leland Stanford: R includes A. J. Ralson, Whitelaw Reid (Tel.), Sallie J. Rickey, D. (?) Riordan, Matias Romero, and Mrs. Albert E. Ross

and in so many ways adds to our happiness.

Please tell Mr. Nash that Mr. Rickey intends replying to his kind letter, and also intends writing to you, he has not been well for the last week.

We leave tonight to visit our daughter at Saginaw. We are very anxious to see her, and the dear little baby. She is wonderfully bright, and a beautiful child. She is sixteen months old, and walking every where.

Mr. Rickey wishes to be most kindly remembered to you. Please remember us both my kindly to Mr. Park and with much love for yourself.

Very sincerely your friend Salle J. Rickey

the future which is before you. You must simply walk hour by hour, keeping your eyes on the path at your feet, for the stretch before you, will look too lonely so day by day you will live, but our dear Saviour will help you, for even He was made perfect through suffering.

Without it there can be no {fortune?}, no compassion, no sympathy { ?} all sorrow out of life, & you take away all sickness, depth & tenderness. Your dear husband has gone on a little further, to join his boy, and together they are watching & guarding

Gilbertsville N.Y. Otsego Co. June 27th

My dear friend,

I am always thinking of you and your sorrow, and my heart bleeds for you. for I too once knew the pain and desolation, of losing a dear & tender husband. I must tell you how earnestly I wish I might drop a word of comfort into your life. I well know you dare not look into

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the precious Wife & Mother, and waiting for her. Could you but see their loving tender expression!, and they have faith to believe you will be brave and strong, till you come, turning only to thine, who says, Come unto me, ye who are heavy laden & I will give you rest. With outstretched arms to his pleading suffering "Child," he says, "Come to Me"! { ?} no human being can give you His rest & peace!

Dear Friend you have had so much to enjoy, in this life & to rejoice over! There are thousands of women in our land who have husbands & children, and are heartbroken & lonely because of them,