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.”