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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 May 21st 1840Dear MotherI suppose Lucy has written all the news by Mrs. Hatch and I did not see her letter and perhaps shall tell the same things: I should have written by him but havebeen so 'drivn' that I actually have not had time. You know most all my summer gowns werein piece and needed some fixing before I could wear any of them and I have so little time towork, that I get along rather slowly. My school, though much easier and pleasanter than lastwinter's, yet you can well imagine that with nearly 60 scholars of every different age from 9 to 18, I have enough to employ my energies both of body and mind. Lucy is considerableassistance to me, though I have no classroom to have two recitations going on at once but shespends a part of the forenoon in showing scholars how to do sums (I have 25 beginners in Smith's Arithmetic) and explaining Colburn,with which she get along very well, she is learning for herself and enjoys herself very much,there are about a dozen girls of her own age and older. She will get along very well for clothes,my small figured muslin fits her exactly and is long enough and will make her a good schooldress. I have spent $1,03 upon her bonnet, had it bleached and pressed and altered a little makingit under at the ears and larger in the crown, trimmed with light green ribbon and capebehind, and it is an elegant looking bonnet, the trimming will be suitable for next wintertoo. I thought it would be the best economy to get it done, though I did not know very wellhow to spare money, her shoes $1,25.- I found a tailoress to do Isaacs frock coatshe took it in on the back and sleeves, and made it shorter, charged, 62 1/2: it is a genteellooking garment, just the thing he needs for next winter, but I am afraid he will have towear it out now. He needs a thin school jacket, there are ready made linen ones which donot come very high, and Mr. Walker bought at auction two pair of thin pantaloons very lowone of which Isaac can have for about 9/ and Mr W. owes him nearly a dollartowards paying it. Mrs Walker wants, some of your butter if you have any, was sorry they did not take that, they did not know till afterwards that some of it was here to

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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 3010px × 3775px 65.05 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_04_003_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDE2

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