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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 Du Quoin, Sept 11 1860My Dearest The letter which I wrote partly on the Louisville & Cairo Boat, and partly at Cairo, and mailed yesterday morning at Cairo will probably reach you two or three days earlier than this. I arrived here about eight oclock yesterday Monday morning, and found awaiting me your letter mailed on the fifth instant, the next day after I left home and enclosing one from Eliab. I wrote Eliab since I left Elyria, and will write again today. But I think I will get home soon enough to attend to the business he writes about. I mean to get home next week, perhaps early - But cannot be at all sure yet. I am anxious to hear from you again to know how you and the children and all get along. I suppose you had very hot weather last week - They complain of it much here. This week is almost very cold so far. Mr Keyes wrote me various matters - sundry deeds - and a little Money - he says last week. The deeds can wait till I get back. I am stopping at Keyes. They insisted upon it, although Mrs Keyes has

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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 182

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3092px × 4665px 82.57 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_182_012_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJV0

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