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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 [printed notice]To the Superintending School Committee of the City of Bangor.The Instructor of the Schoolinforms said Committee, that the children belonging to said School, whose names are below stated, avenot been furnished with suitable books; that notice in writing or personal notice has been given to theirparents, masters or guardians and that they have neglected or refused to furnish the same, to wit:_____________________________________________________________________________________NAMES OF PARENTS ETC. NAMES OF CHILDREN BOOKS REQUIRED[upside down starting from bottom of page]Dear Mother Jan 30th 1842 I acknowledge I have not done very well about writing sinceI came back, not from want of enough to say but because no time seemscome right to set about writing unless I take it Sunday evening as I am now doing. You will wonder what I do with my long "evenings", and I willendeavor to show you how I am as positively engaged then as in the daywell, Mr. Walker has constantly taken books from the Library, - interesting ones too,to read aloud, he and I alternately, he the beginning of the evening, and I thelatter part, with my knitting in hand, now if I spend an evening in any otherway I lose part of the story, moral or whatever. I enjoy these evenings so muchthat I have become quite a recluse in respect to society, having been out but twoevening since my return, both upon particular invitations. At one of the placesI met with W. Dennett, the other time I visited Caroline Prescott's mother, sheis a grand good scholar this term. Mond. eve, I received your letter and one fromJo at the same time and was very glad of them. I pity poor Jo. I am muchconcerned for fear that he will fail. I have been thinking of writing, anddo mean to though I am some afraid I shan't get it there before he getsthrough. I want to give him some advice but suppose he has plenty.I feel greatly relieved that C. has settled with Wyman even if not to the bestadvantage. I hope Isaac will get the other school for a little more needful, will bevery convenient, and there never was a scarcer time for money it is said to bethe same at New York and Boston, as here. I have got none yet -- have literallybeen without a farthing since I spent the .25 that Lucy gave to get thread on myonly gloves are a pair that I carried from home - too small for you -- for schoolgloves. I have really become very economical - query- do I deserve credit for it?Mr. W. has tried to take up the order without success but thinks I can have it beforelong now, my board money has been wanted and wanted, without my beingable to pay, so that I could not have changed my lodgings if I had wishedMr. and Mrs. W. have concluded to stay here till their year is out, when they will eithergo out of town or change boarding place. - I feel rather undecided what courseto take. If I write that I will go to Houleton, if they want me, I do'nt know but Ishall be obliged to give up my chance here, upon uncertainties, for, it is notat all probable that I can ascertain what the chance would be at Houletonbefore then to commence here, so that if I engage to go there upon a certaincompensation, I should have to give up the chance here whether I had that or notsometimes I get so wearied with my never ceasing 'schooling', of my flirting &giddy, restive and not very limited flock, that I think I do'nt care a fig, ifI do give up the chance: there are many agreables in living here which Icould not have in keeping school from place to place but perhaps content balancedby greater freedom from harassing and unquieting cares in the country. I have heard anopinion partly expressed by Mr. Walter and Wakefield talking together that the city would not support two Schools in some sense high, taught by males much longer, andand perhaps a school something like Mr. Littlefield's might be taught by a femalewhich would save much expense, but supposing this, whether I could get along even ifI wanted, it would be a question.

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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 3282px × 4127px 77.54 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_04_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDER

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