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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 De Soto. Nov. 24th 1854My DearestI believe I must write a little to you tonight.Yesterday I was made glad by two excellent letters fromyour own dear self. One was mailed at DunbartonNov. 7th, The other at Concord on your way to PembrokeNov 9th. How much good they have done meever since. They seem to keep me in heart likea good meal of victuals. It has been rather a busy week. I spent the Sabbath at Ducoign: writing a letter there to you & another or two to Bangor, whichI expect were mailed at Chicago by Mr Post, who started fromthis region for there on Monday. Monday I was up at Centralia.Track had been completed on Sec Div. before that. On Mondayit was connected through with that laid alone makinga connection with the Ohio & Mississippi R.R. to St. Louis.On Wednesday commenced regular trains, runningthrough for passengers each way. St Louis at 9 A.MSandoval (the crossing of O.D.M & I.L.R.Rs at 11.30, Centralia 12 P.MDucoign 1-40, Cairo 5-30 P.MCairo 6 A.M Ducoign 10-50, Centralia 12-30Sandoval 1-30 St Louis 4. All are to stop toDine at Centralia - but unfortunately as yet there isno place to dine; and passengers are fortunate ifthey are not compelled to go through fasting.

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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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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2856px × 3594px 58.77 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_176_027_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJLX

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