Correspondence (incoming): Ba - Barn, 1882-1902

Alexander Badlam, San Francisco, Cal.

My Dear Mrs. Stanford

I take great pleasure in again congratulating you upon the successful termination of the action pending in the Circuit Court wherein the impecunious govenment of the United States is plaintiff in a suit to appropriate your private property to its uses. This { ?} suit was certainly suggested by willing attorneys, who for a munificent fee have lent themselves to perform to the gallery.

I trust and believe that if our appeal is taken from the just decision of the Federal Judges

of California, that the outcome will be speedy and satisfactory to yourself; fully believing that the uses to which your property will be put, can be better determined and carried out by your own direction than that of others.

Wishing you a continuation of the usefulness which has characterized your past life.

I am most sincerely yours,

Alexander Badlam

October 14th 95

My Dear Mrs. Stanford

Mrs. Badlam and myself have just returned from Santa Catalina Island and the Clemente Isles, and learn with great pleasure of Judge Ross's decision in your case.

We desire to extend to you our heartfelt congratulations upon a decision so enimently just - in which the name of a great and good man has been vindicated

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judicially, and his loyal wife assured the means to carry out the grand scheme of education so generously begun for the benefit of mankind by Senator Stanford.

Again accept our congratulations and good wishes.

Very Sincerely

Alexander Badlam