Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1859

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 Racine Oct 5th /50My Dear MotherYour letter came safely to hand about a fortnight since. I suppose it is scarcely necessary for me to re-write again, but as it may be three of four weeks before I reach Milo I will tell as nearly as I can where I shall be during the time.I expect to start next Mond shall probably take the rail road, though a little more expensive, to Detroit, thence take a boat and land at Erie and spend next Sabbath at Westfield N.Y. instead of going on to Buffalo and staying over the Sabbath at a hotel there alone. This will be much pleasanter for me and besides secures me company from there to Boston. It is by special invitation from a young lady who visited here a few weeks ago, her brother she wrote me is going right on to Boston. From here to Erie I presume I shall find company, think I shall get along well. I had thought of visiting cousin Jerusha on my way and wrote her to ascertain the best route and the expense but have concluded the visit short as it must be is not worth the expense.I feel a little unpleasantly to pass so near Uncle Hall's without visiting them. Could I have

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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 6

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3126px × 3900px 69.79 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_06_004_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDFL

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