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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 Isaac Milo MaineJune 30 July 2, 1850Dunbarton Milo, Me. June 30. 1850Dear Antoinette Your letter was welcomed more than two weeks since. I intended to write before this time, but various matters in addition to my constant care of my brother have occupied my attention, and delayed it somewhat.Sister Lucy I wrote to you was sick of a fever, and Mother went to Bangor to take care of her. As soon as Lucy was able to ride, she came up here with her husband and stayed a week, returning yesterday. We enjoyed their visit very much, although Lucy was well enough to sit up only a part of the time. I think a sister never was more beloved than is ours. Joseph says that the best people in the world are not in Milo today. I believe he thinks they were yesterday.Joseph remains just about the same. He failed very fast for a while, but for some four weeks past has seemed stationary: almost entirely helpless, but we have hoped getting no worse; and we have been encouraged lately to hope that he might gradually recover.I have been very much confined here with my brother. I should think it must be two months since I have hardly been away from the house. I hardly leave him at all by day, and sleep near him at night being up to help him more, never less than twice, often

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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 173

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3121px × 3943px 70.45 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_173_007_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJEP

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