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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Wilder S. Metcalf (son) [advice to her young grandson], Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Wilder S. Metcalf (son) [advice to her young grandson], Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Wilder S. Metcalf (son) [advice to her young grandson], 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 My Dear Grandson I want to give you a little advice & I hope you will take it kindly. I was greiv'd & asham'd to see you so trifling & full of little monkey tricks in Sabbath School. Now I want you should think about it. wouldn't it be better for you to be a quiet serious boy, Noble & sensible a fit example for the rest of your Class than to greive & disgrace your Parents & get the name of being the most troublesome boy in your Class- as I heard that your teacher said of you Do my dear boy - think of it - & rejoice my heart by becoming the best boy in your Class

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 90

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2728px × 1480px 23.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_90_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGFH

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