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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 Jan 24, 1883My dear Anna,We were much pleased to hear from you tonight, but very sorry to hear that Blanche is ill, and you not well. You must have something to strengthen you as you are sick so often. I will see the Dr for you, Don't worry about it. I think the cause is that you are working too hard and are troubled about the sicknesses of your friends. I want to see you, you don't know how we miss you. It would seem that we might get used to you being from home but I think the desire to have you at home grows upon me. We are fully well and happy. Baby walks very well, has given up creeping. Mayo falls down so much that it calls forth this remark from his lips nearly every time he falls "I tumble down that" "I can't stan up, No!" It sounds very funny we think. Every morning he crawls over into our bed and says "Here come papa

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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 3011px × 3963px 68.31 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_142_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FII2

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