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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) and siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1854

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 three large X's across the entire pageI do not mean better in mind, nor do I say better in any respect naturally, 'though I do not know but there may be a natural, constitutional. difference in the sexes! 'but I believe better; purer, and having most of the finer, better feelings, of human nature; from circumstances, & education. Every external influence is with them, is not always at work to sink poor human nature still lower. Many things contribute to make the character of females generally purer & better than that of males, so that if their Creator made them as good as the other sex, we may just conclude that circumstances have made them better. Common Observation shows this, and also the excellent influence of female society, especially upon young men. You may be sure to find the young man who is without any Sisters, destitute of the better part of human nature, at least if it has not been made up to him in some other way, while a really bad man, who had a good mother, and had been brought up in a family of good sisters, and other female society, would be an anomaly. The beneficial influence of virtuous females, or the beneficial effect of their society has never been overrated. The extent of the ill influence of the unworthy part of the sex, proves nothing against the position; in fact it only strengthens it. for it illustrates the power & extent of female influence whether exerted for good or for bad. I do not know as I have succeeded in any degree in conveying my ideas to the paper, but I do truly believe that the society, and intimate companionship of the really estimable of the other sex must, of necessity, have an effect to devote, to soften, and in truth to ennoble, the minds and characters of men, especially of young me, (minds easily acted upon), and in such degree & way as the society of the equally worthy of the other sex would not, if indeed any thing else could. Let then a young man who would form an agreable, useful, well balanced, happy, characters, select

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 7 Folder 168

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3165px × 3894px 70.56 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_168_003_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJCO

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