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 The scholars in Isaacs school have lately organized a kind of debating club tomeet once a week to declaim and debate alternately Isaac is moderatorit will be a good thing for him, but it will prevent his attending the meetingfor the exposition of sabbath lesson which the same ever. Isaac is going to tryto change the evening. How do you get along this cold weather? don't workto hard make C&E wait upon you: it seems as if I did not do but little whileI was at home might have done you more good and helped you along with your work more I shan't get stays done very soon for I do not have much time.(writing down right side)Was you not going to send my old Frock Coat (mended) to wear in the BarnP.S. Jan 1 Wish you all have a Happy New Year 1849 Mr. Walker has just bought up P.O.a New Year present, it consists of a letter from Boston containing, besides news, 10 cash dollars!Ann & IsaacDec 30 '39 BangorMr. Pomroy has had a unanimous call to go to Lowell dont know whether he will accept or not; I heard that he had asked Dea. Bradford Harlow what he should do, and he answered "if you want to 'go', go" but I rather think he will not want 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 3

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3091px × 3831px 67.79 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_03_010_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDDU

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