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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 we had but an hour however to enjoy it when we went whizzing along the road to Rochester; we passed many fine villages, several large lakes, Auburn State Prison & Salina Saltworks, --arrived at Rochester about one, and by a previous arrangement and invitation on their part, were distributed two and two, among different families,- the first in the place- and then we were entertained four days, over the Sabbath- and a delightful time we all had; it fell to my lot to go to a Mr. Allen edition of a daily paper-- very excellent people-- he had a very handsome library��; in the garden was a quantity of grapes growing, with which I often regaled myself. Rochester contains from 30 to 40,000 people, has a handsome & business like appearance it is on Genesee river six mile from lake Ontario: there are several handsome bridges: I saw a canal boat come under a bridge that crosses the canal; one poor horse was dragging a large heavy laden boat slowly along; a little below the city, are the falls; the water falls over a perpendicular, semicircular ledge, about 80 feet deep and the banks for some extent are nearly that height; on one bank is an open space where visitors go to see the falls: on the other, a long row of flour mills by water. Mond noon we set out again for Buffalo, arriving at night, but not in season to take the boat for the lake, so we had the pleasure of staying at the city hotel till the next night; we enjoyed the eve in a parlor by ourselves Gov. Slade read and prayed with us.-- the next morning he returned east on his agency and we saw his face no more! Nearly half our company took a boat in the morning, for Sandusky to go the southern route by Cincinnati-- the rest of us stayed till night before embarking on our longer voyage; the day I spent at Buffalo I wrote and mailed a letter to Isaac and to Mrs. Chase; I had time to go to Niagara & I may be sorry I did not; It would have cost but 15 c but I had no one to go with me and the weather was inclement; Buffalo is larger than Rochester but I did not see it much, Tues. eve went on board the large lakes torn page words only around the

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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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