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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1850

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

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taught to think for itself, to think its own thoughts, instead of the thoughts of other minds. the nobility of such a mind a true nobility greater than all riches, dress, manners every thing else but religion, that this worlds has.
Eliah might have a good sound noble character & mind happy satisfying to himself to himself, useful honorable in the world. It would be worth $1000.00 to me if I had your sound, well disciplined & regulated, patient mind. Not that I mean to flatter you. At any rate, I do beseech of him not to read Bulwer, D'Israeli & Jame's. or Paul D'Kock, Sue, even Cooper & Marryatt. Much more the trash novels of the newspapers, magazines, & pamphlets. There is so much better reading, that that is as interesting to a cultivated mind, refineing and humanizing to the taste and character. I would not blame him for reading Shakespeare, only he can't appreciate it, or Scott or W. Irving or the poetry of Mrs Hemans, Sigourney, and hundreds of others, to say nothing of those old golden writers like Milton, Addison, Burke, &c &c By the way Joseph you ought to read Shakespeare, some of the Tragedies at least. I should think you might both of you get books such as you wished there. Lucy is I suppose almost in a state of intellectual starvation, now a days. [[Find?]] her a book occasionally if you can.
I believe I have written considerable, if I have not said much. Excuse it. Also the omission of your 'infinities you see there is not room. I will think of them.
Where do you board? How do you like? &c? &c? Go & see Lucy Please write soon & particularly often & tell Eliah Excusez moi Affectionately I.S.M Brother.

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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 191

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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