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508 Hillary St. Dec. 18, 1901.

Mrs. Jane L. Stanford

Dear Madam,

You will please
excuse me for daring to in-
trude upon you, but after read-
ing about your noble gift to
such a grand cause, a feeling
of hope sprung into my burden
heart and I just made up my
mind to ask you if you would
be so kind as to lend a helping
hand to one who has struggle
for 8 years to take care of
an invalid sister who was
intensely injured 15 years ago.
We managed to get along during
the life time of our dear
Mother who was an invalid
for 9 years, as my brothers