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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 as healthy at Elyria as at MiloI want very much to be kept inform'd what your cogitations, inclinations, destination, occupations, & determinations, are - I believe I wrote you that Mary Ely is here - I have written to you pretty often & cant remember what I have written & what I have not - Maria has a large Flower stand with 4 shelves full of plants & Hattie & Mary have just been down to the greenhouse & bought 3 or 4 beautiful ones in bloom one splendid gilly flower 7 or 8 great stalks full of blossoms - E. & his folks are a very pleasant family - and all flourishing finely & I can see nothing but what E. is likely to get along bravely thro' all his perplexities if he does get all paid up & squared round to suit himself he will hold up his head wont he especially among business menI fear I have written more nonsense than you can well afford time to readMay God be with you & keep you & bless you in all your waysyour loving Mother

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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 2834px × 3660px 59.39 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FGBF

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