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

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

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 A man's manners commonly make his fortune Farmington Framingham[postmark]BRUNSWICK ME MAR 17Isaac 12 1/2Mar 9th / 45 Mrs. Anna M. MetcalfBangor Milo Maineyou do not begin to guess how I want to hear from home, and all how you are all getting along, Joseph & Eliab, I suppose are about finishing their schools, and I want to hear much all how they got through, whether they got their money, how much, & what they are going about now, & for the season. Lucy's school, I suppose continues much yet! (Dont work too hard) 'Take you time, Miss Lucy! In school & out. By the way, Lucy sit down in school and write me a real good long letter some day. I dont believe in too hard too much work for too little. I have done too much of it myself already. At any rate 'do write' all of you, Mother do write Joseph & Eliab Ann, I want to hear about all your affairs. & Charles business etc. etc.I am sorry I did not carry you some great foolscap paper to write me letters on this Spring. Write Soon.Elizabeth Bangor Bangor Bangor Bangor BangorElizabeth Ann. Rich Elizabeth Ann Rich Elizabeth Elizabeth

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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 168

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3182px × 3919px 71.39 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FJCA

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