Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1832, 1835-1839

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

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 I hope to get some who live in the vicinity of any school, but it is uncertain- I am going to get some more cards and get Col Metcalf for reference. I have joined a young ladies sewing circle lately the objects of which is clothe poor children on condition of their attending Sabbath School, the society consists of 30 young ladies and meet once a month and sew an evening a member pays, 25 per year, and a fine of 6 1/4 for every absentee from meeting I am Sec. and have the doings of each meeting to write off and a yearly report to make the meetings for sewing are opened with prayer and closed with singing & it is a standing rule that no young lady shall refuse to open the meeting if called upon--Is it not a good rule? Almeda does not know that I am going to send this mornings, you must write soon what your conclusion's about Isaac and advise me what I had better do about paying for an additional fine or changing my boarding - I am becoming more and more known, and the success of my school depends some upon the impressions that are formed about my respectability. I have bought me a large plaid shawl (4,50, & am very glad I can't do without it, - they will be worn very late if not all winter Olive has spent a day with us this week, - she is trying to sell Pel's clothes to get a miniature of him. Ann has written what she knows to be absolutely false in several particulars for instance I never said I could not answer your letter but that as you had mentioned 1.00 or 1.25 for Isaacs board that I could not or should not tell what I thought it would cost us and I never told more to her about the cost than to say that I thought it would cost as much or more than for her and that it cost every cent of 125 for her with regard to Lucy

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 3

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3124px × 3770px 67.43 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_03_003_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDDA

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