January 1863
NYC, NY, January 6, 1863 Dear Grandfather [Ralph Austin], Your letter of December 18th came to hand in due time and I was very glad to hear from you, but sorry to hear that your health continues so poorly and … Continue reading
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January 1935
January 1935 Tuesday, January 1, eight inches of snow fell and drifted. Bill Meyers Jr. plowed. Anna took the mail over to Bill and Lottie Meyers. Erwin Avery delivered the milk with a tractor Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday, January 3, … Continue reading
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1902 Obit of Helena Gillespie Smith
My great-uncle Lon Austin (brother to Aida) never married. He loved Nell (Helena) Gillespie who lived in Brooklyn (221-14th Street). Lon may have met Nell when he visited his New York City Austin cousins or when he worked at the … Continue reading
April 28, 1869—Chester Beers Does the Math
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October to December 1917
McKinley Austin, Chickamauga Park, Ga., to Jennie Austin October 7, 1917 Dear Ma, I am sorry you were worried about me. I might say though that it is best to always believe the best; you’ll hear of the worst. I … Continue reading
1898 Paine’s Celery Compound vs. Greene’s Newcure
Addie Thompson, N.Y.C.,to Mary Ann Austin November 24, 1898 Dear Aunt Mary, …I have had a fearful cold on my lungs and a gathering in my head; have not got over it yet, although I am better, but the weather … Continue reading
C. Metzger writes Mort Austin again
A number of letters written to my grandfather Mort Austin or his brothers (in the 1880s through at least 1910) indicated that the Austins and their friends often thought of moving somewhere else to find work to pay their expenses. … Continue reading
January 27, 1895
Charles Metzger, The Minisink House, Eldred, to Mort Austin January 27, 1895 Dear Friend Mort, Glad to hear that you are managing to keep contented. One thing is settled in my mind and that is to leave Eldred. I think … Continue reading
January 18, 1895
Chas. Metzger, Tannersville, N.Y., to Mort Austin, Eldred January 18, 1895 Dear Friend Mort, I heard the other day that you was in winter quarters so I have concluded to drop you a few lines. I suppose you saw Rob … Continue reading
Mountain Grove House
C.S. Bok, Hackettstown, N.J., to Mort Austin, Eldred June 11, 1894 My dear Friend, Enclosed kindly find eight of your pictures and I kept the other four and did with them accordingly what you told me. I have also seen … Continue reading
