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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 MotherMay. 15 '58Bangor May 15 /58Dear FolksWe arriv'd here about 10 P.M. this morning by the "Daniel Webster, from Portland by R.R. from Boston there - We slept at the "United States,, thursday night I took dinner with Mr. Child - Samuel went out to NewtonI want to know whether Percie has been a real good - & whether he performs his promise every day - am thinking to get him an outside garment - have seen some that I like'd made of light cloth, like that you've got for your Cloak Anna & cut just like gentleman loose overcoats like that Mr. Jenkins wears they look very well - but I forgot to take his measure as I intended. I suspect I left a nice lace veil that was Lucy's I have no recollection of seeing when I put up my things - I have not unpack'd yet

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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 2235px × 3601px 46.09 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_85_007_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGBM

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