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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 What I want now, is to get just the right sort of a winter school, I should like me to begin as soon as Nov 1st, so as to continue four months andthen get through by the beginning of the spring term. I ought to getas much as $25,00 or 30,00 per month this winter, especially as I do nothing this fall. Very probably I should not get more than $20 though.I am not quite so well off as some, about being acquainted with good schools, where they pay high wages. Perhaps I could get a schoolat Bangor, but those schools are not long enough, nor high enough.I wrote Joseph a long account of the Masonic ceremonies at the layingthe Cornerstone of 'Kings Chapel' here, July 16th, I will pass it by now.Did Charles make a good trade in steers? Will his beef sell well, for money?I am afraid that Charles does not begin easy enough with that red colt,give her her own way enough at first. That is what I believe in.Where does Almeda get her money to hire haying? I wish I could work.It provokes me the idea of such bills as $8,00 or 10,00 to befor mischief & expenses of cattle. It is too bad. One thing Crosby isnot a very good neighbor, and the occasion ought not to be.Such bills as that must be most serious to a farmer.Mr Sewall was here a while ago. He went state conference at Ryebury then to the White Mountains, stopped a week or two at Topsham on way back.He called over to the College twice. I would have called over there, butI hardly knew the way, and I thought he did not invite very heartily.Our class books for junior year cost very high, some 20,00 or 25 new4 or 5 of the books cost 3, or 4 dolls apiece. I have brought considerable part of them secondhand very cheap. All will cost me not more than 7, to 9,I am going to change my room mate for next year,I hope you will write again soon, early next week so that I could writebefore I go home if necessary. What shall I do for a winter school.Aff. Isaac

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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 158

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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Unique Identifier NL11FIZ3

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