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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens. Friends' correspondence (mostly Bowdoin college friends), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1849

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens. Friends' correspondence (mostly Bowdoin college friends), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1849

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1849

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 Levant, Jan'y 29th 1846
Friend Metcalf,
Your letter of Jan. 7th was received in good season, and would have been replied to ere this had any thing happened down east here, on account of which would have filled a sheet - but one day here is so like another, and none remarkable, that there is nothing new under the sun. Nobody gets married - 'taint leap-year, and the girls wont go a courting - and the 'fellers' are all too "bashful" to go themselves, - so on the whole 'tis rather a still time.
For my part, I am progressing pretty much after the old sort - each day brings the same duties - a little flogging of dull scholars, - and considerable instruction to the bright ones. - so much reading, writing, "'rithmetic" grammar, geography &c. &c. - and "school's done!"
My school consists of about the usual number, and is 'exceedingly pleasant.' My classes in the classics are prospering finely - I think of sending several to Brunswick next fall, one or two to Yale, and some to Thomaston! for which places I think they will by that time be qualified. But my class of young ladies is doing the strongest business. They have gone clean through "the Grammar," and made considerable progress in the spelling book. If you hear of any inquiry for a female teacher in any academy up west there,

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 8 Folder 206

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3175px × 3905px 70.98 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_08_fl_206_002_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FKQD

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