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 teaching a while now. I have had several interviews with the lady making inquiries to ascertain respecting it to know whether I should like it- the man sending word from time to time that he would come to see me about it, but prevented from press of business from coming until yesterday. I have managed the business quite secretly; Mr. & Mrs. H. knew nothing of it for some time until a note was brought me which excited their curiosity: then she expressed great unwillingness to have me leave,- though she wishes to get along with but one assistant because Mr. H. is dismissed, and receiving no salary,- the other teacher is a fine Algebra scholar, a graduate of South Hadley,- but Miss Rich is liked among the scholars and people and is competent in managing the school- she is going east with her daughter and wishes the school to go on while she is gone- therefore it is for her interest for Miss Rich to stay. About the same time Miss Bright wrote me that she had been sick, had no resource, wished I could try to find her something to do, so after much thinking and perplexity, I decided to stay, wrote Miss B. to come if she wished the situation Mrs. H. informed the other teacher that she should not want her, which raised a storm among her friends because she came with the expectation of staying longer:- this was last Sat. Mrs. H. felt bad, concluded to employ her some longer, would rather feel relieved now if I should go, but even if I had not written Miss R. I should not done take the situation, have seen the man, and think I shall be much happier

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

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 3055px × 3878px 67.82 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_02_003_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDBT

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