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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 Elyria, Lorain Co. Ohio Sat. Eve. June 23, 1866[right-hand upper corner] Isaac June 23 1866 My Dearest Nettie Your letter of Thursday Eve came to hand to night to our great satisfaction. I had heard from you before, Mr. Finn getting a letter this forenoon written at Schenectady, telling of yr safe passing there, and of May's being sick. I am suspicious that it was occasioned merely by riding backwards, in the cars.I ought to have thought of it when you got in the cars. Perhaps simply the riding backwards from here to Cleveland might have disturbed the stomach, and she did not get over it all day; while if she had started right she might not have suffered. I am afraid you were too tired and ought to have staid in Boston, and rested a day. Am quite anxious to hear of yr safe arrival at Yarmouth. I mailed a letter Thursday Morning, and another Friday Morning, and hope you have got the first one tonight, but probably you will not until Monday. Wish I could look in at the Parsonage and see you this evening. You need not have been a bit afraid of May's being sick in the night. She probably slept all the better for the sickness, and it will not hurt her a bit.I wrote you of the "Festival", I think. I have not yet heard the results. But it was a frightful storm that eve. About the greatest storm, thundershower - ever known here. And to night is another one somewhat most like it. It is exceedingly wet here I assure you.

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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 187

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3129px × 3889px 69.67 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_187_014_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK04

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