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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Isaac and Antoinette B.P. Metcalf (wife), 1852-1860, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Isaac and Antoinette B.P. Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1860

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Isaac and Antoinette B.P. Metcalf (wife), 1852-1860, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription I had a letter from Almeda 19th Feb. Mr. Rider was failing very fast or rather he was suffering very much - I suppose has suffer'd ten times more with hunger than a person would in starving to death It is very trying for him, he liv'd about two weeks on, only sweetened water, but when she wrote could take very thin chicken broth - O it must be very dreadful for Almeda the smell is so very offensive it seems to me it would be more than I could bearSam'l is making boxes to pack ins goods in is intending to carry his two bureaus & his large Secretary a Table, 3 Feather beds, lot of bedding &c &c. I suppose he has not fully decided the matter but I think he will conclude to leave Percie with me at Milo - I feel as if Percie ought to be with me at present - It was Lucys wish that he should I would williingly go to Elyria with Sam'l if it were not that I have not been at Charles's hardly since I came from there & & have seen Almeda but very little in all the last two years - I know that I can really do her no good but I must sympathise with her in her trouble - besides I very much doubt whether Percie or I should be

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 85

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2760px × 3675px 58.07 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_85_004_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGBE

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