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

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

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 Isaac Madison Feb 6, 1856 Madison, WisconsinDunbarton Feb 19 1856 Wed. Eve. Feb 6. 1856(delayed)My Dearest Well, I have not bought City property in Madison yet. Really though I came nearer to it than I ever did anywhere else. I have really found something that almost suits me. The only lack appears to be that I have no business occupation here, or any proposed of it. If I had I think I might be pretty well suited here. Now would it do to move here this spring, hire an office, and set up a shingle Civ. Eng. & Land Surveyor. I might possibly earn enough to starve? upon for half a dozen years to come. What do you think of it? The property is 4 lots each 4 Rods x 8 Rods, well fenced, one or two cross fences. Most of it a beautiful & well cultivated garden, some forest and ornamental trees around it, and throughout plenty of choice young fruit trees, Apple, Pear, Peach, Plum, Cherry, just beginning to bear. Claims to have had the nicest peaches in the State last year. Currant & gooseberry? bushes. A good well. A first rate stable 17x21, two stories in good shape, new, built for a house. Then the House! I wish you could see it! It would make a fine Martinhouse, after we could build a nice dwwelling house. Let me describe it - beginning at the front door. West is the houseFront Entry 4 ft. square Bedroom 6x8Parlor 12x14 Kitchen 8x12Closet & Chimney 4x4 Closet 4x5Stairway 4x4 Entry 4x5Chamber in roof These in a leanto addition, and a shed back of that That is the house itselfsketch of rooms: Cistern Shed Summer StoreBedroom Kitchen Closet EntryStair Closet Parlor Entry Well (outside)

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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 178

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2896px × 3621px 60.04 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_178_007_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJQO

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