Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1851, 1853

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 in full blossom, and truly beautiful they look: cherry trees almost out, apple trees leaved, the bushes of flowering almost in the front yard look gay already in their red buds, the green grass glistened this morning with drops of dew; jonquill, hyacinths, and other early ones are in bloom in the garden, the frogs sing lustily all night, and the birds sing so sweetly: the woods are full of wild flowers and though I probably shall not probably go maying next Wednes. I have the promise of a ride up the 'gulf' and into the woods. the next Sat the 4th. I am going to write E. Doe very soon fear much that she will pass by me, unless the Furbers would stop at Buffalo, take a boat to this port, then go on the Erie to take boat which would be some expense as well as trouble: if she would only think so she would get along perfectly well alone, I would meet her at Buffalo, if she would wait till June a pleasanter time.- then if I visit Jerusha I should go on with her to Cleveland, from which place she could take boat for Chicago without change. I must have some kind of a mantilla, and wish I could have one ready cut in style, sent on with the Furbers, and I want a handsome one, believe I shall sent some money to E. and request her to purchase one for me.- do'nt know whether or not she is in Portland she told me to direct these next. Tell Mebitable that she and E. if she goes with them Must contrive to come and see me, and if she does not she and John can come, take a boat at Erie and join the rest at Chicago. I have been reading 'Views afoot' by J. Bayard Taylor,- quite racy: I presume it is in the B. library also Chalmer's Theology in which there is improvement it the mindWhen shall I visit Niagara?- I do'nt know when will you?? I have heard of a lady near here, in just 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 1 Folder 2

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3185px × 3911px 71.31 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FDC6

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