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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 Turner Me. Dec. 4th, 1845Dear MotherIt is Thanksgiving day, and I feel really disposed to write a letter to Milo - to Mother. though I believe I have written at least once since, receiving any letter from there, besides one or two to Bangor. What a stormy day it is! How natural it is, at any time, for one's thoughts to wander away, from the present & the here, to - to Milo, and especially so this particular time of Thanksgiving day. Oh! if I could only set down by the old stove, and have a good old fashioned talk, with you, and Lucy, and Brother Charles; who, I suppose, compose your family at Milo now. I suppose I have enough to be thankful for now, but it seems that would add some to my happiness, if it did not to my gratitude.You don't know how much I have thought about home, and the People there, within a few days, since my school closed here. I suppose, too, you are thinking occasionally of the absent ones, and especially so today. However, I suppose you are all getting along comfortably at Milo, as usual, in about the same old sort of way; and, as for myself, you know, of course, that I am comfortable, as I always am, wherever I may be. And, at the present time, I am certainly surrounded by every thing, except home, to make a person comfortable and happy. although I have nothing to do hardly.[Written up the left side and across the top sideways]Now I really think you ought to write me some good letters in return for this and and the last one I sent I believe I do rather more than my share of writing letters for the family. There are as many as seven of you down East at Milo and Bangor, who ought to write. While I am here all alone. Yet I guess I write letters full as often and as much as any one writes to me. Which is, you see, sevenfold as much on the average. though to be sure, some of you seven re not very good letter writers, that is, if my experience is a fair example. Charles never writes I believe. I wish he would. letter writing is an excellent thing for the mind of any one I believe. I dont know but Eliab is going to be just like C that respect. I hope Lucy is not losing her 'gift' in that respect. Do write to me, frequently & much. Every bit of news is news.

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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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Unique Identifier NL11FJ3L

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