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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 And do you not believe you yourself would be full as happy and comfortable for spending a day in such a manner with Mrs. Sargent. or up with Mrs. Lee, or even with Mrs. Furber.Or a nice friendly call upon some of the Younger Ladies, Ellen Brown or Angella Everett. How much good it would do them. Hardly any thing is in reality so agreeable or so profitable to the Young as the kindness and interest shown in them by the Old. I do believe the benefit to yourself would be great. A constant brooding upon our own personal cares, troubles, or even joys, injures any one. Self corrodes self; its cares sort of eat their place into the heart. While on the contrary a partaking tje cares, troubles, or joys of others is rather a benefit. It expands the heart, and does not in reality increase ones own sorrow while it divides that of another.There - is not that quite a Lecture to my Mother? I hope you will give me one twice as long upon some of my shortcomings to pay me for it.I did not get fairly through with mine though. I meaned to say also something about your being disposed when you read it, to say "cant": you cant get started. Why not? It would really do Charles good, besides being a pleasure to him, to carry you up to Brownville, or wherever you want to go.

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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 162

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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Unique Identifier NL11FJ86

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