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 November 7, 1887. My dear Anna,Shall we all get down on our knees and crawl under the table, to show our sorrow for not writing to you sooner? The father man was very busy last week selling the milk. The papers were made out and the cash received Friday so that your news from Mrs. Twiss? was a little premature though correct to a certain extent. We have laid up flour for a year and much feed for cattle. I am glad they have sold, but I do not like to have Charley leave us. I do not know that he intends to do so but Wilder wants him to come out West and I suppose that is the proper place for young men. I fear that we shall be very lonesome if all our big children leave us. The small boys have colds. Mayo coughed one night and Ralph coughed continuously yesterday. He staid at home all day. To night Ba is at it. Tuesday eve. I was too sleepy last night to write. Can you not come over to our Missionary Meeting Thursday

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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 3115px × 3734px 66.59 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_142_023_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIJC

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