Numbered
pages 185-186.
…Accident
Insurance Co. Belvidere,
N.J. Oct. 27th
1902
Clipping at top:
“Miss Sallie Aten died on Monday of typhoid fever at the home of James
Achenbach, Phillipsburg, with whom she boarded, aged 24 years. She was employed at the Standard Silk
Mill. Her mother Mrs. Mary Ann Aten
lives at Roxburg.
Dear
Cousin Henry J.:
It has been quite some time since I have written to
you, and I thought I would drop you a few lines. We are all enjoying good
health at my home at this time. They are having a good deal of small pox in
some places in New York State and Pennsylvania and in this state.--Over at
Pen-Argyl in Northampton County the now have eight cases and the town is
quarantined. Many are fearful that as the cold weather approaches it will
spread to other places. I do hope we will escape this vile disease, but if we
must have it in and about here we will have to grin and bear it. At the next meeting of the Common Council to
be held on Monday evening Nov. 3rd, I am going to appoint the
members
of
our board of health, and then they can get ready to meet the scourge if it
comes this way. Everyone in Easton and
Phillipsburg have been ordered to be vaccinated. I give to you a slip at the head of this letter giving you notice
of the death of Miss Sarah Aten a cousin of James of Easton and a cousin of
Mrs. Woolever of this place, and a descendant of Garret and Dinah Aten.
They
are having a very spirited election campaign over in Penna., this fall. It is
thought by many that the Democratic candidate for Governor, R.E. Pattison will
win—I send to you a Stroudsburg paper so you can see the old fashioned election
Proclamation. Notice the ending—“God
save the Commonwealth.”
I hope that you are all well at your home.—Mrs. Hay and family are well. I see Henry of Hope once in awhile they are well. I will be pleased to hear from you at any time you may have time to write. I send love and kind regards to you all. yours very respectfully Nicholas Harris
[In
the margin of the first page:] “In
Sept., I had business in Philadelphia, and while there I stopped at the
W_______ Hotel, a picture of which is on the envelope sent to you.”