Correspondence (incoming) - L

Your University? My university life is a matter of the deepest concern to me and you would be conferring a great favor by answering at your earliest convenient moment Yours Very Respectfully, [G.?]A. Lawrence P.O. Los Gatos Cal.

Auckland New Zealand 22 Aug 1887

To The Honorable Leland Stanford San Francisco

Dear Sir I thank you for your [?] note of 14 [?] I do not know whether your University confers [?] degrees [honoris?] [causa?] but if it does, and if after a careful perusal of my work your favorable opinion is to be confirmed would it be asking too much of you to submit my name for such a degree; as I should much value a [recognition?] of it [and?] of my work from the United States. I [trust?] I am not troubling you too much - if so of course take no notice of this letter. But believe me, as ever, to remain Yours faithfully [N.?] [Lishley?] [L.L.D.?] Barrister at law [H + C?]

To The Hon. Leland Stanford San Francisco

Auckland, New Zealand 18th June 1887

Respected Sir After some years of very anxious and arduous (gratuitous) labor, and after a large cash outtay I have [first?] completed writing, at the request of the New Zealand Government, a Comparative Report upon State Education. It has now been printed by the Government here by order of the House of Representatives. As the greatest benefactor to the cause of Education, I venture to forward a copy for your acceptance. I sincerely hope that my gift to the Colony may meet with your

approval; especially as I believe no Comparative report upon State-Education has ever before been published. With every assurance of my admiration and respect I am yours very faithfully R. [Laishly?] Barrister-at-law LLD, [+c.,+c.?]

[Oroville?] Cal July 24th 89 Hon Leland Stanford San Francisco, Cal. Dear Sir

Will you kindly inform me when the Leland Stanford Jr. University will open and what will have to [be?] the qualifications necessary to enter it, also terms.

Very Respectfully Gertrude La Page Oroville Cal