Letter Associated with 19th century Family Locket

I was looking at the early locket, a family heirloom, and found this letter under some wrapping in the little cardboard box in which the locket is housed.  Here is the letter,

Dear Margaret [Leddy, John B. Leddy's mother]                                   Feb. 13 1975
  
I found this watch piece in Anna B[reen's] lockerbox and I think she wants one of your sons to have it.

On the envelope there is an address and in her address book there is another address. I do not know which is correct, so I thought you would not mind giving it to him [John B. Leddy].

I suppose this is a picture of his great great grandfather, as it would be Stanley['s] [Stanley is probably Anna Breen's brother, John Stanley Breen] Great Grandfather also and your John is a newer [?] generation.  I think it wonderful how it has kept it[s] color, it must be around 150 yrs old [i.e. 1825]

I have been very busy trying to get Anna[s] estate settled and all taxes paid.  I think taxes are awful.

Let me know if I am correct.

Many thanks

Sincerely

Elizabeth Breen


This is evidence that contrary to my dad's belief that this locket represented a John Barnes who was a revolutionary war hero, it represents his great great grandfather John Ford Barnes (1808-1847) of which I have spoken previously in this blog.  Elizabeth may be a sister of Anna.  Anna Breen's mother Elizabeth Hyer Grimshaw was daughter of George Grimshaw and Sarah Barnes.  Sarah Barnes was daughter of  Susannah Williams and John Ford Barnes.