OCTOBER 1879 LETTER FROM JOHN WAREHAM TO NICHOLAS R. STEPHENS - Transcript by Joe Stevens of Blair Co., PA

Addressed to:
Mr. Nicholas Stephens
Altoona
Blair Co. Penna
Box 159?

April the 26th 1878

Remembered
Brother in law

With pleasure do I now embrace the moments thus afforded me of addressing you thus hoping when this reaches you it will find you in the same state of health and blessings.

We have a very early spring this year the oats are about all sowed and there is a bright prospect for frute this year if the frost does not come and kill them the Peaches and Apples & Pares are in blossom and I think we will have a great many grapes if nothing happens.

When you answer this please let me know if your children is all situated in town as they were when I was there and let me know how the new church that they had started when I was there is prospering it was the church of God!! Please let me know how the friends are prospering in Iowa as I have not heard from them for a long time.

And if you know where Richard Wareham is living please let know I would like to heare from the friends in Hollidaysburgh. I heard that Sister Betsy Smith had moved to Philadelphia. If there has been any deaths that I was acquainted with I would like to know. I would like to go to see you but I guess I will not trust myself to go so far. I am enjoying as good health as I could expect. I will know bring my writing to a close wishing you a distant goodbye hoping to heare from you soon.
Write soon good by

To Nicholas Stephens

Address
John Wareham
Wesly PA
Venang Co PA

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