Numbered pages 364, 364(2), 373-375

 

Warren House                                             Belvidere  N.J.                  May 8th  1899

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Clipping at top of page:            “Word has just been received here of the death of Mrs. Carrie Treadwell, sister of Henry Aten.  Mrs. Treadwell, whose home was at Amboy, Ill., has been a sufferer from a malignant disease for some time which finally ended in her death.  As a girl she was well known here, her home being at Mt. Hermon. On her marriage to Mr. Treadwell she moved to Ill. With him, which has been their residence since.”

Cousin Henry J.:

Your kind letter was duly received and read with pleasure. We are all [well] at my home at this time, and we sincerely hope that you are all enjoying good health at your home. We are now having very fine weather and the farming and gardening is going on in full blast.

We will have our reunion of A.& A. descendants this year on the old Derick Albertson premises

Page “No.2”:  J.K.Wildrick, Stoves                          

Top of page:  The Grand Lodge I.O.of O.F. of Pennsylvania meets at Allentown the 16th of May and quite a good many from Belvidere and other places around here talk of attending.

 

which you will no doubt remember as being just below Ramseysburg now occupied by John H. Albertson—

I send to you along with this two newspapers—the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Portland paper—the Enterprise—The marked article about Wm. P. Frutchey you will see.  You did not get to see the old man—He was a son-in-law of John Aten and also of Peter Aten.

If you get out here again and he is living you must go and see him.—

The notice of death of John Myers you will also see. He was the ferryman when

you and I crossed over the day we went to see the old Aten GraveYard.  You will remember that as we were crossing over one of his sons, spoke of your ancestor, the original ferryman, “as being a pusher.”  The premises where Myers lived was in early days a part of the 300 acres owned by Derick Aten.—

Mrs. Hay now has the little infant daughter of Nellie V. Hay deceased.—George wishes

his mother to raise the little girl for him.  Little Beattrice was 2 months old yesterday.  She is growing nicely and is getting along good.

I have not found anything new in the Aten history since I last wrote you.

I will be pleased to hear from you at any time.  Mrs. Hay received a letter from Mrs. Babcock of Lone Elm Kansas—that she intends coming out here this summer on a visit.

We all send love and kind regards to you all.  Excuse this hastily written letter—

I am yours very respectfully and fraternally                  Nicholas Harris