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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 Bangor Dec 25 1858Mother MElyriaMy dear ChildrenI have been here more than 5 weeks &have not heard a word from any of you - But I will"come up with you,, I will keep writing to you till you'llfeel yourselves sufficiently punish'd - I really thinkit is too bad. Your Brother George too is complaining of you Isaache say, you never have written much to him. He was in herea few minutes this evening - took dinner here. Thanks giving& took tea here once since - I like him so does Hattie ourtastes are not very similar in some things, (especiallyin the treatment of young Children), but we both likeGeorge at least I do & she says she does & I believe shemeans it - but she is very peculiar about talking atrandom - I don't know but she can speak the truth.I suppose Eliab & folks are with you now unless theyare on the way home - we don't get much news fromthem there may be a letter in the Office tonight butwe must wait till tomorrow for E carried away oneP.O & Mrs Thurston another - so John has givenup his to Chapman. Charles was here last weekbrought down things & carried home 2 barrels of flour &various other things family use. They were all well

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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 3448px × 4393px 86.71 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_85_013_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGCK

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