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Rich, Charles W. (half-brother), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1851-1860

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Title Rich, Charles W. (half-brother), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1851-1860

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1851-1860

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 died last week they were sick only a day or two I could not tell any thing what ailed them they have had milk all summer and were in good order one of them was the largest calf of his age that I ever raised my corn looks pretty well it is just tasseling some of it on the farther piece has began to milk the carrots grow nicely have got them all hoed once but they need hoeing again but my haying drives me so that I cannot stop to hoe yet awhile
I have not sold my horse yet I went up to Dover to carry my wool (had 300 lbs sold of 34 cts) showed the gray horse to Thompson he said he ought to fetch me $200, I was offered 150, but I thought I had better let him run in the pasture a while and fat up a little and run the risk of selling him for more I expect there will be but little lumbering done next winter and not much much demand for horses or oxen for the woods

One of J. G. Billingtons brothers has bought Austins farm for $1000 with the crops and has moved on to it & Austin has bought the old Livermore farm with the growing crops for 750. he thinks he has got a more productive farm but the situation not so good & the buildings not so good

If Austins farm is worth 1000, what should mine be worth

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 14 Folder 313

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 NL11FTAH

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