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

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

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 Foxcroft Academy Oct. 11th 1845.
Friend Metcalf.
You must pardon my want of promptness in answering your kind letters knowing my labors as you do you will not fail to do so. I am ony happy to hear of you & of your prosperity. I think in Turner you must have a very pleasant school & must among ladies & Philosophy enjoy yourself finely. I wish you could have remained in College all the time for I am expecting from you an oration & have no doubt I shall have my expectations answered if you can be there most of the time.
I think so far as I hear most of our College boys are getting along finely - I am sorry to hear of Clark succeeding no better. A great pity he is inconsiderate. Rice is at home now, but I should think doing but little. - Mr Snow of Waterville had, I think from what he told me a few days since, concluded to commence the study of medicine without pursuing his College studies farther - Messrs Smart & Philbrick have started or are about to start for Kentucky, and so our students get scattered -
I presume if you could come into our school room now you would not recognise more than 1/4 of of the students We have now about 160 & the most regular & quiet school I ever had - Mr Holbrook who fills your old place is a very fine young man - has taught in Washington City & is a thoro' going Whig. I judge our school for this first

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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 205

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3051px × 3925px 68.56 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FKPT

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