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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

User-Contributed Transcription Writings of Charlotte Elizabeth of whom/which you speak I am quite unacquainted with. I think her a strong sectarian, Episcopalian i guess. Though I remember she was very religious. Somehow I have impression that are not just the thing. May be mistaken. Guess however they are about of that half way medium class of writings under which most come, which I don't think much of reading. Neither strong meat nor good recreative matter, rather milk for babes order.Fortnight ago today, Party of Engineers from Vt. Mass R.R. started for Survey of route from Brattleboro' to Bellow's Falls. A. R. Field, Head. I. S. Metcalf Surveyor J. Orcutt & F. A. Tenney Chainman; F. Fisher Chopper, R. H. Holton, Target & Chopper. To better the business for me, the compasses were out of order, & I had to use a Transit. Then Field was called away & I was left head of all for three days. Rather a responsible, or difficult situation, Surveyor on a route entirely new without any one to go ahead to look out the route. Moreover, it was the worst place on the whole line worst country I every saw. However I made out better than I expected, better than Field expected And after we got out of the Dummerston Ravines I would not have given a snap for Field to tell me the country ahead. See it for my

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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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