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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 Bowd. Coll. Aug. 21st 1845
Dear Brother
You know I had concluded to go home in the approaching vacation, and then come back next term and stay a spell, trusting to get a good winter school, and get along somehow.
Well I have about concluded since then that I would teach this fall. I believe I wrote to Eliah the other day, something about the chance. It is in Turner, some 25 or 30 miles from here; a high school, paid by a fund belonging to the town, so there is no trouble collecting, as in a private school School not more than 50, none under 12 or over 21 of age, studies every thing. Wages $20.00 per month, time 3 months -- $60.00 Wages most too low. I wrote once $25.00 per month, received a letter yesterday that said 20, again. Commence Monday after Commencement on Monday September 8th, till last of Nov. It certainly is not a very bad chance, and in my circumstances and poverty, I suppose it would not do to refuse it, though I hate dreadfully to be out this fall, on many accounts.
There are many reasons why I wish to be here this fall, on my own account, for my class rank for the German, for my interest & aid in societies.

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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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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3212px × 3875px 71.26 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_191_008_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK3N

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