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 want to hear more particularly about your affairs and about C.that mill is a provoking affair to Charles, but good luck may come up yet,is his teaming profitable? I should think it ought to be, for it must behard work. I expect I shall find Lucy a smart, active, neat young lady,accomplished in all the important acts pertaining to housewifery.Eliab has done well, I should think, to get through his Arithmetic. If you wantany little things, send I will do as I can about getting them/Ann wishes to know whether you would have her send her chairs, globe, school apparatusor not. I am glad A has concluded to give up her school for I think there is quitetoo much labor for the profit and she has concluded to stay with me a while whichI am very glad of. Now I have Aunt Esther & a Miss Buswell with me and Idon't do so much as take care of my room of stirring work but I keep about houseand sew &c Lucy was quite unwell a week or two ago but now she is well and smart.Miss Buswell has been here about a week and I expect will stay till Ann comeswe want you should write also what how Joseph shall go whether in Packetor Steamboat he left school day before yesterday. 16 and now wishes to lookabout town a little before he returns he has had not time as yet to do anythingbut dig his books write part of your letter to Aunt E. she would be betterpleased if you should Mrs Fosters. babe is about as large round as Lucy weigh'd at 3 months 16lbs it's as"a diamond coral?[upside down]Postscript I have just found the last letter but one which has not beenanswered, containing letters from Lucy, etc. but most of it is about singing school and is quiteabove my comprehension -- and Ann wants the room so I must omit it Jo.I am not learning to sing. Good byeDear Sister They insist upon my writing though I have nothing of any consequence to write my health is much better here than when I was in Barnard but I do not feelas contented as I could wish & indeed I do not in anyplace as I do in Warwick. I left Samuel Conant very low withthe lung fever I dont much expect to hear he is living I havenot heard from Warwick except by A Gale he called at Mr. Lishopsaid they were all well. Remember me to Miss Naomi Leein particular etc. to all other Enquiring Friends. Tell Lucy she mustwrite to Maria Stevens she was much pleas'd with her otherletter. Do write a long letter to me as soon as you can mypen is so bad I must needs stop for I can hardly make it goI am very glad Anne is going to leave her school on account of herhealth & for Almeda's sake too. It must wear her out too fast tokeep winter & summer all the time. in haste E. StevensDo write to Botray? as soon as you can. I dont know buther trouble is coming now,

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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 3057px × 3832px 67.07 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_03_009_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDDQ

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