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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to "folks" or siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to "folks" or siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to "folks" or siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

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 My journey here was truly delightful, we rested on the way enough to prevent being fatigued. I must give you an account of it. Wednes Morn 6 1/2 on the 11th, with satchels on our arms, we began our march out into the world (i.e.) we walked, 24 of us from the Orphan Asylum, our place of refuge in Hartford to the cars nearly a mile -- our baggage was carried the day previous; at the cars we were joined by Gov. Slade and we were soon flying away from home and friends, ere long among the barren hills of Berkshire Co., then across the line, and we had left dear New Eng. behind; we passed in sight of Kinderhook residence of Van Burn-- over a gently rolling, pleasant looking country, with great heaps of apples under the trees, reached Albany at one oclock, crossed Hudson river by a ferry, and marched with Gov. Slade at our head to Delaware House, (only a rod or two) the best hotel in the city; every thing in elegant style, two long tables, more that a hundred seated a score of black waiters, silver forks, --every variety of dishes for dessert, delicious pears, grapes, ice cream &c. our 'escort' had business in the city, so we staid to dinner and tea, & three or four of us rambled about to see the city, went into the State House, Senate chamber and Historical rooms where we saw fine pictures and statues. At 7 oclock P.M. we started again, rode all night, we had a car to ourselves, highbacked cushioned seats comfortable for sleeping, I had the honor of reclining by the side of Gov. Slade, which made some merriment among the girls: he is one of the best of men to us, he could not have been more kind and truly polite then he was we travelled 200 miles that night over a beautiful country by the side of the Mohawk-- I caught glimpses by moonlight as I waked from my short naps from time to time; at 5 A.M. we reached Syracuse - a city numbering 20 thousand we were conducted to a hotel [torn] so city generously [torn paper][words up left side] There are both telegraph and express here:

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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 22

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3051px × 3919px 68.45 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_22_002_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDRC

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