Correspondence (incoming): begging letters, X - Z

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now to have an Education My own means are not sufficient at my age (which is 73 years) I have red [sic] so much about your philanthrophy that emboldened me to make this appeal to yours generosity and kindness.

Should you consider the request favorably by furnishing some way or method accomplishing the desired end we he and I would bless the awlways, if you knew him you could not resist doing something for him he is { ?] at the Head of his Classes, was ashamed to send such looking writing but tremble so can do no better I want him to study Law he is a good Speaker for

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a child.

very Respectfully

Carrie A. Yearick. 1614 Adams St Toledo Ohio

Toledo Ohio June 2 1902

Mrs Stanford San Francisco Cal.

Dear Mrs Stanford

Please pardon my seaming [sic] presumption. I have a little nephew whose Father is dead and his Mother is a consomptive [sic] he is ten Years old a very Bright manly lad am very ancious [sic] that he should have an Education my life has been a Blite becase [sic] not having an Education it ever seams [sic] more necesary for every body

Sheridan Mich Dec 19 1901

Mrs Leland Stanford San Francisco Cal

Dear Frend [sic]

as I was Reading the paper Last eve I saw your Grat [sic] welth [sic] and the Large amount of Farms you one [sic] now I will say I am 65 years old and my Husben [sic] is 71 neather [sic] of us is able to dew [sic] eny [sic] work to speak of we heve [sic] a smale [sic] property in tow [sic] now I thot [sic] you being so welthy [sic] and we so

$30,000,000 IN ENDOWMENTS

MRS. STANFORD'S PRINCELY GIFTS TO THE CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY.

"OUT-CARNEGIES" CARNEGIE BY MANY MILLIONS IN REARING OF A GREAT MEMORIAL.

Plans of the Ironmaster's Latest Benefaction Are Gradually Being Unfolded.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10 - The deeds of gift executed by Mrs. Jane L. Stanford, conveying property valued at from $28,000,000 to $30,000,000 to the Leland Stanford, Jr., university, do not affect the control of that institution during her life time. The total of her endowment is said to be three times greater than was [ever] before given by one individual to educational purposes in the history of the world. The properties given to the university include interest bearint stocks and bonds of the highest class, conservatively appraised at $18,000,000, and worth probably $20, 720,000; real estate in 26 counties, aggregating about 100,000 of land valued at $12,000,000.

Since the university first opened its doors, Oct. 1, 1891, after being legally founded in May, 1887, it has received about 4,000 matriculated students from all parts of the world and has conferred degrees upon 1,200. Instruction at the university is free.

[Newspaper article includes ink drawing of Mrs. Stanford's profile and says:

Mrs. Leland Stanford. who has just given $30,000,000 to the Leland Stanford university, of California.

{Hasd?} if you would send me some money For a Present It would dew [sic] me a Lot of good and you would not miss it at all now this is a hard thing to dew [sic] but you can dew [sic] what ever you wish now I will ask you to anser [sic] my Letter if you dont Faver [sic]me eny [sic] more

From a Frend [sic] D. J. writer writan [sic] for Mrs Sheby A Zimmerman

Sheridan Mountcalm [sic ](Montcalm) Co. mish [sic ] (Mich)