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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 of Massachusetts Engineers of my acquaintance, and too made the acquaintance of several others. By invitation of Mr McRee Swift of the Superintending Engineer I formed one of a party of Engineers etc going out over an unfinished part of the Road for a first experimental trip with a Locomotive; the first Locomotive in Cattaraugus County. I formed a considerable acquaintance with Mr Swift and like him very much. There is a new Rail Road projected from Hartford Conn. to Fishkill New York, to connect there with the Newburg Branch of the N.Y. and Erie R.R. of which Mr Swift, who has a very high reputation, will probably have charge. If so I have a promise of good situation upon it, which I think would suit me finely. Would you not rather be in New England? They are projecting a great abundance of new Rail Roads in Western and Central New York; but I do not all all like the prospects of most of them. I do not wish to get upon another such Road as the N.H. Central even if I am idle a while. And I do dislike being idle I believe as much as anyone can. I am so anxious and uneasy, and almost low spirited. I want to know just what I have to do, and then I do so love to do it. I do want now some fixed situation, where I can be pleasantly established, and have a dear Antoinette constantly with me to make my home pleasant and happy and good.

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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 2967px × 3847px 65.35 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_174_005_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJGB

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