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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

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 they live rather plainly, as their taste doubtless is. Today have been at Church & heard Mr Post, of whom you remember. He is however about to stop preaching here. you remember perhaps hearing he lost his wife - last winter, was it - He is married again - a Ross girl, formerly of Vergennes. After Meeting by urgent invitation Went to Dr Walls to Dinner. Dr W's health much better than it used to be. A partner to do the hard business. Mr. W not very well I guess every time, but just as she used to be. And like the rest of the old folks very anxious to see you out here. Ellen, do you remember married to Ed Ross, lives now at Pulaski, near Cairo. G. Willard a thriving young Lawyer of this ilk lives at home. Quite a promising young man. DuQuoin improves some in spite of the times. Streets being graded , Shade trees set out & growing in Park & along streets, & c. DuQuoin is handsomer, and more prosperous than any of the other Villages along the R.Road. At least it seems so to me. The war is the great thing here though. Mr Pease is Col Pease is Commissioned, and raising a

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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 183

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2966px × 4677px 79.41 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FJVI

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