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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 How very thankful we ought to be that you both have been so well. Poor Mr. Rider Lucy has written all about it. It has been a trying scene for all of us. His countenance will be much disfigur'd but that is not the worst The Dr. told Sam'l that it was the worst kind of Caner i.e. in the skin to cure that it would probably break out again & eventually cause his death tis best not to intimate any such thing to them - very trying for Almeda as well as all the rest- by the way, Charles why have you not written to Almeda more? - tho' you have had a good many letters to write & you've done well - but perhaps she has not had her share. Almeda has written to Sally to go take care for her while she is gone from home I suppose Walter will go from our home now they expect you home but George stays I suppose & they'll do well I guess I am sorry that you have been so harrass'd with news from home or for lack of the right news at the right time they have all been getting along well enough all the while if they could only think so May God be with you & keep you both in peace & safety & grant you every comfort till you meet again your Mother[top of letter upside down] I would not write to you when I am here as Lucy can do it all so much better were it not that I hope to get more letters by it.

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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 2825px × 3607px 58.34 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_83_012_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FG95

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