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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

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 Ducoign. October 1st 1854Dearest EttieThis last week I did not get any letterat all from you, so I have not to reply to today. Lettershave come so regularly lately that I was quite disappointedwhen none came yesterday. The DuQuoin camedown (or rather up. It comes down from Mt Hawkins in the morning; goes to the old town, and is bought back up herebefore noon) and brought me no letter. The Mt HawkinsP.M is directed to send along every thing in Friday nightsMail on Saturday morning. But I thought he might haveneglected it; and so sent a messenger to the Mt HawkinsP.O in the afternoon - but alas! he brought nothing.Well. I shall probably get two this week instead.It is party a rainy day: and I have not tried to go downto church today. It is some ways to go to church. I couldget along very well when the weather was not too veryhot - as long as I had my horses here. But now, when itis rather necessary for me to keep my horses off upthe line, it is rather inconvenient. I do get G.J Smithshorse & Buggy, but it is troublesome both to them & myself.So, especially as it rains about half the time today: I amstaid at home. I have been reading the Independent,about all the Forenoon - of Sept 21. I believeThe one containing the account of the Meeting ofthe American Board: And it has really doneme a great deal of good. It is better than anythingfor a great while past. And after the late - inaction - of the

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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 176

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FJLA

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