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

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

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

User-Contributed Transcription As regards Charles & Almeda there is certainly danger, almost danger of a real quarrel. Charles, I know is willing to do and to do a good deal to assist Almeda, he has done much. he would be willing to do almost any thing if she would ever be willing to show or confess an obligation. She is certainly strange about that. I do not believe that she ever did really confess herself under an obligation to any one.
Now Chas. has certainly done a great deal for her, and he would feel a great deal better towards her, if she did not so curiously contrive to get round acknowledging it.
Not to have one's virtues appreciated and acknowledged is perhaps about the hardest of all trials for poor human nature
Charles I suppose is absolutely established & fixed as to how he will take back that East field & will not do it on no other conditions. Almeda wants him to take it back, and upon [no - crossed out] other conditions. She never did give up her will they say & does not mean to. Almeda says to frighten him, she will lease it out Chas. I suppose would rather give up the whole concern and all the other property he has in the world.

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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 192

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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