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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) and siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1854

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) and siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1854

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 2He has been disappointed, unfortunate, & affected, perhaps. He and his father, I judge, have done so much that did not profit. They have done & not increased, and seem others increase by not doing. apparently, so that he has become sort of discouraged about doing any thing Seems to be contented to do nothing; which is, rather an unhappy state for any one. He had no family. no excitement to stimulate him to exertion. Josiah has been unfortunate, sick, or rather lame all Winter. Had the Dysentery last Fall, which left him with a weak knee so he could not walk all Winter; could not teach or do any thing. Is lame yet though he is better so he has been teaching for four weeks. Strange the chap will do so. He will probably never enjoy good health. He is undoubtedly an excellent Teacher. but he is killing himself. He must teach, he cannot lift his hand to do any work, rest of sentence in fold of paper? He was at home the Sat. night I was there.Mrs. Brewer, Harriet Prescott's Widow, died in Worcester some three or four weeks since. Those Children, The Oldest "Harlan", and a lovely boy he is too, Uncle, you know, has adopted for his own. The other two a boy & girl, younger, by Mrs. Brewer's death are thrown back upon him. He feels poor, and that he has done enough for other people & their children, I suppose. He says he will try to get places for the children, if he cannot; it is just as belongs to the other Grand parent to support them. Old Mr. Jacobs who refuses to have any thing to do about it, unless compelled by Law. Strange some one out of so large a family cannot take those children, and bring them up. The thought struck me that Mrs. John Cutter of Exeter was the very one, who could and ought to take one of those children. Do you suppose she would? It is strange what a family that was. They say that there has been but one of the family on speaking terms with all the rest for several years, Mrs. Walker alone.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 7 Folder 169

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3196px × 4048px 74.06 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_169_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJCV

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