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Isaac Stevens Metcalf diaries, April-July 1839

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Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf diaries, April-July 1839

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839

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 2 Bangor [[?]]
now built would contain 1000 men, they are built of rough boards, the sleeping places like births in a vessel
I also visited Mr. N. Hatch at the seminary. He was quite sociable and in good health
Saturday
Apr. 13 Snowing. Afternoon 2 or 3 inch. of snow Soldiers from the Aroostook have arrived to day sevne hundred
Sunday
April 14th Attended Meeting at Mr Pomsoy's went into the Sabbath School, was just into Mr. Tenney's [[?]] class of young men. Saw and spoke to Charles Johnson of Milo at meeting; he was in the S. S.. During meeting a company of soldiers came marching into the city with Drum fife [[?]] playing
Mon.
Apr. 15th Went to school, Frank Brown was there. 3 or 4 or 5 who went In 1835-6 Virgil comes rather hards at first. It has rained hard all day. I lack Books.
Teusday
April 16th Somewhat rainy. Sent a letter to Milo by the Mail. The see is going out of the main river. Bought an India Bull on half price 56
Wednesday
April 17th The sun shines, it is nearly a week since it has before I believe
Afternoon. Rains again. School does not keep
Thursday
April 18th Fast Day. Snowing. First 3 or 4 inches of snow on the ground, it looks
1839

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 9 Folder 219

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3192px × 3838px 70.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_219_001_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G2DU

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