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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Eliab Metcalf, brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845-1850

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Eliab Metcalf, brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845-1850

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Eliab Metcalf, brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1845-1850

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 what shall I infer from your observation respecting the mothers of eminentmen is it that I must despair of ever having any eminentmen among my sons - or rather having any of my sons eminent mensupposing my expectations were never rais'd very high on that point perhapsI may have them fully realized - I should like to know what you and E thinkabout the propriety of my returning to raise them a little higher yet. Do do all come home it seems as if it would almost kill them to stay thereall the time till August without any relaxation, & you & E need it I know &as to the expense I should rather if I have any of you I should rather lay out 5$ that waythan 10 for medicine - C. has got 2 acres of corn (not hoed yet) grass, corn,garden, and every thing about looks well, is growing beautifully but C is ever somuch behind his business as usual.If you and E cannot possibly come up the 4th with A & L you must both comesoon certainly I can't settle up our matters alone ( I don't know but C would prefer to)but I don't know anything about such matters - our affairs have all beenso knit and braided in together that it will be like pulling eye teeth. If I was not apprehensive that it might if neglected be a source of greatertrouble some future day I should almost want to let it all alone.I should write this over and condense it about 75 per cent it might be better worth receiving.

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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 88

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3447px × 4392px 86.66 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_88_002_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGDI

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