Newberry Library - Metcalf, Henry Martyn (son). Diary, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1896-1898

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Open book Henry Martyn Metcalf diary, 1896-1898

Title Metcalf, Henry Martyn (son). Diary, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1896-1898

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1896-1898

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 Wed, June 29 1898 hot.a.m. cultivate at hill lot.Allen has 3 men & 2 teams excavatingfor the barn. Eli cultivatingat wood lot w. Geo. he stayed to dinnerat Geo.'s.p.m. Geo. mowing at wood lot orchard.Eli mow w scythe.I sang at funeral of Henry Ingersoll's baby.then worked garden. John to Wellingtonon wheel.Eve. took flowers for Cleveland hospital.Thurs. 20. a.m. Ike & I to hill lot cultiv. potatoesplant beans, sweet corn & cucumbers, hoe beets.Eli to wood lot w. Geo. mow w scythe.p.m. John Eli Ike & I wood lot. Geo. finish mowing among trees. mow withscythe rake & cock that wh. was mowed first.Terribly hot. Eve. called on Brown & Tite.Friday July 1. 1898 very hota.m. hoe garden till 9 then all to wood lot mow, cock & turn & bringhome load stove wood.p.m. rake & cock rest of hay. then tohill lot. cut a little wheat & dug a fewpotatoes near barn.Sat 2 [in margin] hothauled the hay in woodlot orchard & stackedit. Then all but John to hill lot hoe potatoeslast part of p.m. Jo home in Eve. Mariontreated us all to ice cream at lawn fete

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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 147

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2488px × 4780px 68.08 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_147_001_128.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIPY

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