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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Elizabeth Anna Rich DeWitt (half-sister), 1844-1855, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Elizabeth Anna Rich DeWitt (half-sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1855

Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Elizabeth Anna Rich DeWitt (half-sister), 1844-1855, 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 Most of the 300 or 320 Miles between Dunleith & St Paul is as I have described. Most is called Lake Pepin some 30 Miles long, is simply the 2 to 5 miles wide river without the islands, but bordered by the same glorious bluffs & prairies.Well really after all I have tried considerable to describe the Upper Missippi (sic). At any rate you may be sure it is worth the seeing.I can hardly tell how long I shall stay up here; probably two weeks or so. There is to be a great Indian Payment some 150 miles up the river this week or next which I want to attend. It is said to be quite an exhibition, then I want to visit both the St Croix valley where the Furbers live, and also the Minnesota River valley which I suspect is to be the great place When I do return I shall probably go by way of Elyria SincerelyIsaac S.

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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 150

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3020px × 3805px 65.79 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_150_013_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIUC

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