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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 Eliabs babe has been more unwell of late & they have just decided that they will come up here with him & stay while I am gone to Milo. Eliab thinks it is a great deal more healthy here than where he lives. We expect to go to Milo next week weather permitting It has rain'd almost all this week.Monday morning 29th a fine clear cool morning we've had not frost here yet to injure the vines or anything till last night & has only just crush'd the top of the leaves a little now we've had & are having a profusion of Tomatoes many more than we can use 3 kinds the red yellow & grape. Eliabs Family have not mov'd but have come up here with the baby to stay a while he is better but has grown very poor has got 3 teeth & 2 or 3 more badly swell'd I expect S. will carry Percie & I to Milo someday this week.

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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 84

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2375px × 3579px 48.67 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_84_014_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGAM

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