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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Open book Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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 The Funeral was on Thursday: a Prayer at the house by the new minister here, and at the grave, the beautiful Funeral Service of the Sons of Temperance of which Society Joseph had been a leading member in Bangor. Eliab and I returned to Bangor on Friday afternoon, but I came up here again this morning. Sister Lucy is here at Milo, came up the week before Joseph's death. Her health appears to be slowly improving. Sister Anne who came from Racine this Fall is here too, but leaves next week: is going to Westfield N.Y to take charge of the Female department of Westfield Academy. It appears probable that the Penobscot and Kennebeck R.R Co for whom I have been at work three or four weeks will decide to go to work immediately, and that I shall be offered some kind of situation there: whether such as I shall think best to accept is uncertain, but I shall know soon.I believe there were many things in your letter that I intend to make the subject of part at least of mine: but the letter is at Bangor, I read it but hastily at first, and do not now remember much of it. I believe I remember that you have an unpleasant and cold room. I am afraid you have really suffered, if your room is a cold one, such extremely cold weather, as it has been for a few weeks past. The great storm last week Monday was one of the worst I ever knew, I was not out that day. but the next day was the worst day I ever worked out of doors. I did not really suffer myself, but several of my men got their ears noses or feet frostbitten, although I tried to be careful of them. But I believe I must stop as I ought to write several letters to relatives and friends tonight. Sincerely I.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 174

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3021px × 3875px 67.02 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_174_001_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJFP

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