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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 Geo. smoking hams. Eli + I sawed with it after school. Home in eve. Read Farrar Life of Christ. Net had her Fortnightly Essay "Sanitation" cloudyWed 10. cloudy Home all day + eve. Chopped pumpkins. Wood pile. "Paper" in eve. Saw a robin today.Thurs. 11th cloudy Finished up all the wood there was hauled. Net + Father rode to Oberlin. Dr Sherwood led pr. mtg. Teachers mtg. Stopped in at Catholic Ch on way home. big crowd. lectures to non-catholics.Fri. 12th. cloudy Lincolns birthday. A.M. stood in line 1 hr for seats at Watterson lecture. Piled wood. P.M. Lincoln Club extempore program. Genevra Johnstone Bishop at our Church. Sat 13th. some sunshine Heard a Kingfisher. heard one last December. A.M. chopped corn stalks shelled corn mended sled. P.M. Father Eli Ike & I to woods. cut down big leaning maple. Choir meeting. 
Transcription Status Needs review
Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative. 
Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection
Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record
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 2468px × 4701px     66.42 MB 
Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_147_001_017.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11FIN0 
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