Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1859

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 Anne HampdenNov. 1850I write an appendix to Almeda's letter, though I know not what she has written to say that I think of taking the stage to Milo not until next Mond. or possibly Wednes. because it seems rather necessary for me to stay a day or two after the nurse goes at the end of this week Lucy is steadily progressing in health and strength ate a cup brimful of oysters for dinner to day will talk when we tell her not to, is really getting along finally; has taken no medicine for several days and sleeps well. Mrs Finnigan is just finishing the cleaning the carpets are changed P.P. Furber is down but did not stay here any. We had a great soup for dinner to day with some splendid dumplings which Almeda made after my recipe we intend boiling a 'big? quantity' of beef for mince pies this P.M. Lucy's dress is nearly done, I have been up to the city, bought Almeda a cap for .50 &

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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 6

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2983px × 3844px 65.65 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FDFF

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