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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 I believe I began to say that Charles W. Rich did upon a certain day of last week sell his two steers, otherwise called a yoke of steers, of the age of three years, for the sum of $43.00which he next morning did receive in a very CASH!!!There you need not read that which I have so far written, as it contains but a single idea, and that one you can just as well learn from Chas. But of this morning he did immediately deliver unto me a XX.This is sufficient to pay up my board and other necessary affairs at College.Now I have some X so besides. XV of said money he does immediately give over to Eliab, as money borrowed, I suppose for Wedding expense. This money I was intending to borrow of Eliab of what I borrowed of you, if you wanted it. But, it appears, that Eliab owes the money already to Almeda.Howsoever, there is money enough in the country, and if I am not bound to have some of it, who is?Well Lucy wants some things to get ready to be married, and the fact is She ought to have whatever she wants exactlyI expect Charles has given her V, and she

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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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Unique Identifier NL11FK4W

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