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to you and express our gratitude for your former kindness, as well as to have the pleasure of seeing you, by going to pay our respects to you then.

We shall all cherish our visit to Kissinger with the greatest happiness, and the memories also of our excursion up to the Old Castle with you and Mrs Stanford. Our little children are surprisingly happy in remembering their good time and all that you and Mrs Stanford did for them. We were very glad to meet Mr Lathrop and send our warm regards to him as well as to Mr Nash.

We are looking forward to surely seeing you in Vienna sometime during the month of September. Mrs Stanford has told Ida that we may not hope to have you at our house, which is a disappointment for us, but we shall at least try to contribute to your pleasure while you are there and I beg, my dear Senator, that you will either telegraph or have word written me when you & your party will arrive in Vienna, as soon as that time is decided upon.

With most affectionate regards for us all for you Mrs Stanford and your party. I remain faithfully yours F. D. Grant