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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1835-1859

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1835-1859

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1835-1859

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 You can hardly imagine how impatient I am to be able to go to Milo; At first I hardly knew as I should make out to keep up any degree of patience, but I begin to get a good deal interested, and to like my situation very much. I have got one of the very best and very pleasantest schools that ever was seen. I have about forty five scholars, and most of them very good ones, some very forward. About twenty of them are young ladies grown up, and such are altogether the best scholars generally, if one knows how to get along with them just right. They are easiest to govern, that is, if they need any governing; have a much better sense of propriety than young men generally, less of that stubborn independence in wrong oftener than right, which leads young men and their teachers into so much trouble. They are also easier to interest in studies or anything good, though perhaps to be fare, less likely to retain an interest if once excited, but with less to distract the mind. Most of my best classes are mostly young ladies. Another thing will perhaps amuse you -- my school is closed every day with singing! Pretty well, considering my musical capacities, is it not? The young ladies do it entirely among themselves, and it succeeds finely. Some eight or ten of them, are superior singers, the best part of two or three village choirs. I think it is a fine thing for the school, and pleases the scholars finely. It tends to cultivate and strengthen a good feeling among them.

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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 160

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3122px × 3948px 70.56 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FJ66

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