Newberry Library - Metcalf, Harriet Howes (wife), to Anna M. Root (daughter) (also from Isaac Stevens Metcalf; also to Azariah Smith Root, An..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Metcalf, Harriet Howes (wife), to Anna M. Root (daughter) (also from Isaac Stevens Metcalf; also to Azariah Smith Root, An..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Title Metcalf, Harriet Howes (wife), to Anna M. Root (daughter) (also from Isaac Stevens Metcalf; also to Azariah Smith Root, An..., 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 June 26, '86 Saturday P.M.My much beloved Anna-We are glad to hear that you are having a good time. We are getting along well, and want you not to worry about home and home things. Allie has just finished the mending. For dinner we had beef-steak, peas & raspberries. I get deserts the easiest way. Yesterday for dinner, we had nothing but potatoes al la cream & raspberry short-cake.I sent over four loaves brown bread, had no white bread as it was not needed. We also let the Association have 3 qts milk so I guess we did our share.We all had a good time but

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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 142

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1936px × 3030px 33.60 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_142_015_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIIS

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