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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Charles W. and/or Albina Rich (half brother and CWR's wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1857

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Charles W. and/or Albina Rich (half brother and CWR's wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1857

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Charles W. and/or Albina Rich (half brother and CWR's wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1857

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1853-1857

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 I wish you could see the dear little boys they have grown beautifully they hold up their little hands and look at 'em & laugh & crow they lay on the lounge by the hour at a time & hardly cry at allMr. P. has 9 1/2 acres of land which he lets out at the halves has no manure except from one horse he says the clear benefit last year was 90 dollars - He does no work at all himself.Isaac & Nettie are regularly keeping house he provide & she directs the householdThe idea that the blessing of God maketh such & that those wealthy individuals or communities get along the best who do their duty seems plainly exemplified here - there are about 900 inhabitants in this town their yearly contribution to benevolent objects is 200, a

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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 92

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1741px × 2809px 28.02 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_92_017_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGHR

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