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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1842-1851

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 WestfieldMarch 14 1851Westfield March 14th /51.Dear brother IsaacFor some weeks I have experienced rather a longing expectation of that some one of the four stages lumbering wearily and heavily along, from day to day would bring to my glad eyes a missive from you, but being hitherto disappointed, I sent to inquire the reason.If you are still at Milo taking care of Lucy, and the rest of the folks, why not extend a little to me too? I would be most happy to obtain, in the eye of the mind, a passing glimpse of the present state and welfare of that 'heart of homeliness' - the alone place, - albeit a 'leetle' smoky - called Cedar Grove, alias home, with all its inhabitants both small and great as well as some of its good neighbors.I enjoy Gilfillan exceedingly, am out of conceit with the Tribune i.e., its editor because he traduces it: he must be lazy or shallow pated not able to enjoy or appreciate the rich variety of ideas brought often before the mind at once.

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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 16

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2551px × 3284px 47.97 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_16_004_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDOW

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