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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 Jan 97Thurs. 21. colder Sam Clark to dinner. Marion to Oberlin. Minnie came back. her mother turned her out of the house. Wood pile. SS lesson a while after dinner. Skated to town on side walk in eve. Quartet practice 7. Teachers mtg 8.Fri 22 wind snow Father had a spell at 5 A.M. about waked up after little more than half hour. Was up to breakfast 9 rode to Town. Got laundry from Chinamen. $1.50 P.M. to woods alone. Eve. home. played Geog. cards. S.S. lesson. E.W. + wife home from Clifton Springs in P.M.Sat 23 colder 12 degrees in a.m. Aunt Anna had stroke of paralasis at 7 A.M. Took Father + Marion down there and did errands w. horse + buggy all the A.M. P.M. chopped corn fodder etc. Choir mtg. Aunt Anna died 10 P.M.Sun. 24. cold snow much 8 or 10 in. Coldest day so far Currier preach. Dan. 6:10 Windows open toward Jerusalem. We should have windows for our souls, to let in good influences, from (1) nature (2) books (3) home life (4) religion "Lift thine eyes." If we keep our windows closed we are like a miser who having great wealth lives in squalor: starve our souls.

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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 2467px × 4694px 66.29 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_147_001_009.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIMX

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