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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

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Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1842-1851

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 be affected as in the case of palsy because the injury seems evidently to be only in the nerves of motion. He does not suffer much pain and that is favourable. I have known one or two instances of persons entirely losing the use of their limbs from inflammatory rheumatism attended with the most intense agony the injury in that case must be to a different set of nerves. How pleasant it must have been for you to be all together at Lucy's I am glad she has such a pleasant convenient house. she seems at present to have every thing she could desire in respect to her circumstances May her spirit be. by Divine grace kept humble, tender and loving as it has in time past eminently been. Outward ease and prosperity we have reason to think is a more trying ordeal for the human soul. I do not want any of my brothers or sisters to be really sick, for I fear it would make them cold hearted and selfish. but I do wish our brother Charles was more easy in his circumstances and it seems as if he might be; he always seems to be struggling with obstacles, careworn, prevented by sordid care from acting out the better and happier impulses of his nature.Almeda's letter informs me that Lucy has been anxious a long time, now indulges some hope and that Lizzy's attention is much upon the subject of religion. there are revivals all around them may Milo not be passed over; as Lucy says, it has been dark there a long time. My health never was better than since I have been at the West; I have some expectations that Providence has opened a path for in another direction, promising greater care & more pay but it is not certain yet that I can have the chance therefore will not write particulars. My Salary here, is $.130 per year besides board. About 60 dolls are due me now besides the 50 I sent to Eliab. Sister Ann

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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 16

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2848px × 3622px 59.06 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_16_002_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDOS

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