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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840-1846

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840-1846

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840-1846

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1840-1846

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 chief character, the whole would be quite drama: but can't bewritten very safely and properly. Mary Quincy is expectedin a week. If you conclude you had rather have a mouse de lainethan your gingham, I should like to change. it would make a pretty winter dress for me being so dark, but wouldnot be a pretty summer dress here. I begin to need my stockingsI had two or three pairs of white ones at home (one pair unfinished,)which I wish were dyed blue or purple, and sent as soonas convenient, also one of my long nightgowns, questions to Emerson'sWatts and one or two of my common white nightcaps. If I had my sheetsof Bristol board I should be glad because I wish to copy some prettypieces from one of my scholar's drawing books lately purchased,but if you think they cannot be went without inconvenience it is nogreat consequence. Mrs. Sylvester permits me to have a dressmakercome here & she is coming tomorrow to get my cloak together,I shall build a fire in my chamber and work with hers.Sylvester very much wants a good girl-will give 1,25 per weekfor a capable & faithful one I wish Lucy would make someenquiry, perhaps Mrs. Henry Sargent knows some one, that would do. I have heard nothing from Isaac since I have beenhere except one letter to Joseph. I wrote him just after I camelast Aug & he has not written to me since. I mean to write tohim soon as I can, but think he ought to write to me. I likeC's plan of schoolhouse much. a passage between the seats & wallwould be very convenient but don't know as so much room.It is not a favourable reason to build if there was any alternative.I have no recollections of Charles' cloak: it is possible it was juston the waggon when we came down don't recollect of takingit any time when Mary & I went together I want Lucy

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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 4

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3106px × 3898px 69.31 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_04_008_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDEK

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