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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 set the time that he will certainly be at home in August. I know it is hard fro her but cheifly because of her peculiar temperament she is naturally impatient & easily overcome by any thing difficult or disagreeable I think she does try very much to get the better of it & is to be pittied. The Children all do well & she has every think as comfortable as could be expected Walter is well enough to do the chore about house and take care of every thing My Son Dr. De Witt seems to be a very fine man I like him much & perhaps am a little proud of him haven't I a first rate half dozen of Sons "any way" or 1/4 of a doz. at any rate where will you find three "liklier" folks than Mr. Rider DeWitt and Furber the Dr. says he wouldn't be hir'd at any price to live & work where Mr. Rider does because of the flies 26th Mr. Rider & Mr. Kittredge & their wives have been here this afternoon. Mr. De Witt & folk expect to go to Bangor tomorrow. I expect to go friday or Saturday We rather expected a letter from Charles yesterday Do let me hear from you often.upside down Mother Milo July 25 1854Ducoign Aug 8. 1854

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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 83

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3500px × 4370px 87.55 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FG8N

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