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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

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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 As for myself I do not know as I have any thing special to write about myselfThis continues to be a great country. My brains are hugely vexed, and my mightiest energies physical & intellectual daily & most severely taxed in twisting Rail Roads in to it. I tell Everett & Simonds that I am more & more convinced of the great foolishness of those in authority in sending so young & inexperienced Engineers into so difficult a country. However I find that I learn something every day and take courage.I appear to be left entirely to my own destruction or go ahead. Mr Chase, our Chief engineer, has not even been near us since the very day we commenced here.My health is as usual perfect. Though it is getting perhaps more & more sickly around every where. Two of my posse are sick, one with a typhoid Fever, another with Bowel complaint. Tomorrow I move my head quarters probably for a few days to the Lake Village in Newbury N.H. and then to Newport, which is quite a fine town, shire town, & the residence of the distinguished Lawyer, Ralph Metcalf formerly N.H. Sec. of State &c.By the way I believe his Law Partner bears the same name as Chas. H. Metcalf; Daguerrian Partner. Goddard. My friend Mrs. Amos Piper of Northfield Mass, formerly of Guilford Maine, died recently.This has been written byI.S. Metcalf

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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 194

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3131px × 3942px 70.66 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_194_012_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FKAI

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