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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 Bangor August 19thMy Dear DaughterI dont think of any thing very special to wish to write but yet feel inclin'd to scribble a little - chiefly because I want to hear from home perhaps -Lucy had letter from Isaac yesterday came in seven days from Mt Hawkins he & Charles were then in good health but we see by the papers that the cholera is round about in all the western Cities - The season is to far advanced now that I dont feel so much fear of the boys having it as I did - Isaac didn't say a word about Charles's coming home - I want very much to hear what he says about coming home after getting our letters It seems that they are suffering very much there with the draugth the grass all dried up & the corn all spoil'd for eight weeks, Isaac said they had had no rain at allI want to hear whether it is as dry at Milo as here the trees are dying & the corn in the garden all drying up the grass looks as brown as in november - What do you do about corn for the pigs - I believe Eliab said the price of corn is 85 cents he says if you want any supplies send to them/ Furber & Metcalf) of course - They can use to advantage & want to, all they money they have and

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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 2678px × 3379px 51.81 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FGJI

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