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

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

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 After Lansing we leave which we have followed long and wind among the Islands again, many miles to the Wisconsin side againThe Hills - The Hills, what more can I say of themNow sloping away in grass, besprinked with Orchard like Trees; Now rising in Castled Forest or ivied Walls.De Soto Landing Wisconsin, a pretty place, few houses only. but beautiful little Mound with evergreen, at the foot of grassy bluffs. Then away among Islands "Here's my old Dad" show a family of children, been looking for him.Somewhere here Mouth of Upper Iowa River Victory Wisconsin 113 Miles few houses, fine hills but I despair of describing them.Bad Axe Wis. I suppose to be a house or two mile or so above Victory, A Mile or two farther is probably the Mouth of Bad AxeMinnesota Line somewhere Landing, Passenger with Land Office Map of this Township 13 N. 7 W. also of 12, Bad AxeBrownsville Minn. 7 P.M.Little village under a bluff smooth grassy hill rather U.S. Land OfficeConsiderable rain by spells

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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 179

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2057px × 3202px 37.72 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_179_017_007.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJT4

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