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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 has increased beyond their expectations and this winter they have not any where near the Engines & Cars necessary to do the business offering. The Illinois Central R.R. Co. now needs a Million of dollars worth of rolling stock, Engines and Cars, more than they now have. And that is something which cannot be obtained in a day even if they had the money to purchase which they have not.They have been rather unfortunate this winter, in disabling Engines & Cars. The winter has been rather a hard one for rolling stock. And they are now dreadfully short. Another thing is the road is in bad condition; is very badly managed. Mr Osborn the President is not much of a R.R. Man; is decidedly unfit for his place. Mr Doane the Superintendent who was killed last summer, was getting into the business, and might probably have done very well. His death was a great loss to this Co. It is a great thing to Superintendent a road like this - 700 miles of it. It requires a greater man than for President of the U.S. by all you can imagine almost.They cannot fill Mr Doane's place; and I believe the management of the road is growing worse and worse.

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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 179

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3109px × 3870px 68.88 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FJRG

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