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Bustleton Dec 12th 1901

Dear Mrs Stanford

In reading
over the Phila Inquirer I read
of the handsome gift which
you gave to the Stanford
University, and it told also
that you had many millions
more to dispose of for charities,
you certainly have a good
kind heart to do this while
you can see and know

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thankfully received, my husbands
health has failed very much
since he had the accident,
I do hope God will be good to us
and save the sight of the one
eye. We have to deprive ourselves
of pleasure’s and many things
we need to try and hold our farm
and if he should loose [sic] his sight
I am afraid our home would
go after all our hard work, trusting
that you may be able to assist us is
the wish of my heart, wishing you
a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
hoping to hear from you.

Very Respectfully

Mrs. Pierson Tomlinson

Bustleton

Phila

P.S. I would
not like our
friends to know
how worried we
are, we are poor in a way
but try to do the best
we can, hoping to hear
from you favorably, so good bye