Newberry Library - 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 Bangor Nov. 19th 1845 Dear Mother We have been intending to send the rubbers up for a week past but could not get time. I had some serious idea of getting in with Colts Mond morn and spending a week at Milo as I have a vacation this week, because 16 of my scholars are sick with the measles, so I thought I would have a vacation now and not have any other till next spring; I should have saved a week of board so that the expense of the journey would be only, 50 but by staying I can get my cloak nicely fixed over, and various other necessary things, that it is difficult to do while teaching��; and as the travelling is so bad too, I concluded to deny myself the pleasure of going though I wanted to prodigiously. Joseph has made the bargain with Lyford & Low to build schoolhouse for $1,50 to begin this week; to pay $30 1st Per. 35 more when it is all completed, then quarterly payments of $30 and 35 dolls. We are snugly settled at Mrs Sylvester's I have a pleasant chamber to myself and J. with another young man have a good one adjoining; this young man Mr. Weld is about 19, or so not green, smart, intelligent and clever, in every sense of the term, from Brunswick, his mother keeps college boarders; in a [stroke?], is dressed twice as well as J. is some accustomed to society and will I think be in benefit to Joseph; this is just the place for him for he will be made social, at any rate. The oldest daughter at home is 15, a smart girl, Lucy remembers Harriet Sylvester, she is in the high school and sometimes get J. to help her do her sums; the two Younger girls go to me, one 12 the other six. Joseph's health is much better but will improve much more if I can only get him to take more exercise J. talked about buying a battledore & shuttlecock to play, which furnishes some of the best exercise.[left-hand side] Your quite lame today from playing battledore it require such quick and constant motions.

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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 3111px × 3903px 69.51 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_04_008_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDEJ

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