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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 Milo Aug. 25 1859 Milo, Piscataquis Co. Maine Thursday Aug. 25th 1859My Dearest I am afraid you may think I have not been very good about writing letters since I left home. I wrote once from Lewiston N.Y. and most especially intended to write again from Montreal, but failed. I did write from Bangor on Sunday to go by first mail after we arrived there. Monday I with great joy received letter from you, the first you wrote, and yesterday morning, just as I was getting into the Stage to come up here, another, written the Friday before; and enclosing the ones from Mr. Keyes. So I feel tolerably easy about you, knowing that you began to get along tolerably comfortably. Another thing relieved me a good deal, to hear of the Tank filling up, & not leaking.I have been quite anxious about that. If it had leaked badly, it would have been quite a trouble to you, especially if coming in the night.I write to you Sabbath day.Monday & Tuesday, staid at Bangor partly

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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 181

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2959px × 3765px 63.78 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_181_004_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJTG

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