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 all summer - came back from Warren 1st of Sept. quite feeble she was able to go twice to see her mother with effort - was not at the funeral: She is now confined to the bed: it is two weeks since she has attempted to be dressed. She is wasting away has just such a cough & short difficult breathing as Lucy had: she suffers much uncomplaining quiet & peaceful as ever. the front parlor is her room. Naomi is with her doing every thing for her just right as she knows how, devoting herself to the sick room: this is a great comfort & relief to me.Hattie likes on the whole, better than she expected, is doing well we think: we sent her a carpet for her room two weeks ago, by express - have not yet heard since but probably shall soon. Libby is very well now goes to school & makes her way well in school life & duties & is really a good, affectionate girl; She takes care of her own room & does it nicely, keeping her washing apparatus neat & her room dusted & nice. I feared she would give me some trouble in this matter but she does not at all. The Doctor has not been quite so well as usual for a few weeks past: his dyspepsia troubles of long standing, seem to be worse than usual now, (during most of the past year he says he has been there before for ten years) I feel that he needs to be very careful in order to preserve his health especially at this changeful season. Next week he expects to go to Akron on bank business & Isaac Nettie & myself propose going too, as far as Cleveland for the purpose of selecting

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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 8

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2652px × 3438px 52.20 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_08_011_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDJ5

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