Newberry Library - 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 Note: letter out of ordergrandmother I want my old clothes I am going to help Father & he went at it as if he could remove Mountains - His Father had been moving - when he came to the supper table he said I dont see how I can stop I must make up that hay - he & Charlie had a fine time one had the garden rake & the other a hoe they made the hay flyI had written this near a week ago but forgot to put it in Isaacs letter Charlie's birth day yesterday & he had a long ride with his Father W stays at the Dr's this week says he is not coming home till saturday night - we are still getting along nicely - the girls do well considering we are two young girls & a superannuated boy 13 years - babys teeth not quite thru' She is much as she was when you went away we do try to be very careful of her - We have put up 3 cans of blackberries - think we shall not do any more till you get home. Hope you will get strong & well very fast indeed do not think too much about home but enjoy yourself

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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 2299px × 3603px 47.43 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_85_014_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGCH

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