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Metcalf, Henry Martyn (son). Diary, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1896-1898

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Open book Henry Martyn Metcalf diary, 1896-1898

Title Metcalf, Henry Martyn (son). Diary, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1896-1898

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1896-1898

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 1897Sunday June 13. Showers. Childrens Daya.m. Cadmus preached to children Magnet and nails.SS. small. Lake Ave. Fred Reeve went.but no class for him. Mrs Young there.Marion led C.E. on Bible study. Children'sconcert. Keyes and Nelson sang (?) Went intoMethodist with A. Jones on way home. Gates at 43.Mond. 14 fair. warm.a.m. cultivated corn hill lot.folks were mostly picking strawberries down there.p.m. hoed " " Eli also after school.eve. C.E. new Exec. Com. choose committeesQuartette.Tues 15 hot. cloudy some.a.m. hoed corn. hill lot.p.m. went down Lake Ave. making "pastoral calls." W. Phipps, Stratton, Smith,Washburn, Matthison, Court, Young, Wells, Miller, Johnson, Burrell, Smith, King,Smithonz boys, Claude Roberts, Woolheater,Biersbach boys, Gerber boy. F. Luther.Eve. Cancus. Gates called.Miss Swan of Des Moines here.Wed 16 cloudy. rain at eve.a.m. Ike and I weed onions at hill lotp.m. same. Eli and Ike come up after school.Eve. read Langley's Aeodrome [sic: aerodrome]Thurs. 17 showers.a.m. mended pants. Sang at funeralof Mr. Goodwin at Wm. Crisps. Droveto Shear works to see Miss Bateman.p.m. Mowed back of barn (over)

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 6 Folder 147

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2440px × 4706px 65.74 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_147_001_047.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FINL

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