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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 Sat. June 1st Eve. I have just returned from an Excursion ride. J. Chandler has a brother lives up in Shirley. He was going up & invited me to take a seat in his waggon, yesterday. I began to rain, but we did not get much wet having a large umbrella. Stopped at Monson 3 or 4 hours. Up to Shirley some 8 or 9 miles further we went. Splendid country that. noble hills & beautiful little ponds in abundance. Excellent soil, those hills & fe[[?]] rocks. good crops & good market. Moosehead you know, folks getting rich. Disappointed in Monson, hardly what it is cracked up; like up in woods better Some glorious scenery among hills. We found some new plants there up. I brought home a species or Orchis. I think Virescens, Bracteala [[?]] Bigelow as described by [[?]] not down in Mrs Lincoln The Convallaria tri[[?]] puzzle me greatly, books dont do them justice. Lots of species of that or some analogous. I believe I have found out 1 or 2 by A [[?]] & Bigelow.
You must write soon. & particularly all how you [[?]] [[a]]long, &c. &c. what you do & how you board &c &c What meeting is there, always go to Church. Tell Butters he promised to write Why don't he. &c
Foxcroft
June 15
Mr Joseph M. Metcalf
Oldtown Maine
May 30 1844
Isaac

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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 191

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3093px × 3793px 67.17 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_191_001_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK2Z

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