Belvidere, N.J. April 29th
1898
Dear
Cousin:--Your good kind letter of the 26th inst reached me this
A.M. I thank you for it—I am
interested. That part is new to
me. I have seen the name of Rev. Dr.
J.B. Thompson in print in papers, but did not know he was in freundshaft.
I am going down to Trenton when our State Supreme Court meets—which is the first Tuesday of June and I will hunt him up and see him—I wish to see the great great great great-grand mothers old book. You are certainly getting a fine lot of the old history, and only confirms what I have heretofore said—that if you was out here you could soon hunt up a vast amount of the family history—I must make a neat copy of the old wills of Adrian and Jacobje Aten for Dr. Thompson as I do not believe he has them—but as I said I will see him. If you do get out here we must go down to the old Readington Church and see the old graveyard among other places. I must go down to Flemington Co. seat of old Hunterdon, and see what I can find there. The programe of exercises on Grant’s birthday was also rec’d—please accept thanks for the same. I hope you had a pleasant time. We are all well at this time and hope that you and yours are all well at your home. You have undoubtedly ere this read my letter. I told you then, I now repeat, make your arrangements
and I will make mine to suit yours. I wish to see you out here to see the old historical places etc., etc. and the old family graveyards etc. so that I will even forego my visit to the west to be able to have you come out here at such time as you may be able to do. I may not even go west. If I see Rev. Thompson I will write you about my call on him. Love and kind regards to you all at your home—all your distant kinsfolk are usually well.---