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 Lucy's last letter was short and contained fewerparticulars about all the affairs, than is her want towrite:- it is a long time since you have written me, except merely a word or two, a real good long letterfrom you would do me much good. Miss Woodburyreceives at least five letters to my one, or an average;when she, not unfrequently takes three at a time fromthe office, I feel as if I wanted one too, very muchbut none comes. - I am making a new plain dark green, gingham to travel homeward in, -intend to have all preparations made beforehandso as to start as soon as school closes. I have writtento Lucy about learning here, - I have been waveringupon the subject for some time, may possibly shecause to decide differently yet. the pecuniary viewforms the only involvement, an unworthy motive fora leading and chief one, - and even on this ground Icould do better at the South. The son of a lady thatI am well acquainted with here, who married acousin of Mariette Ramsey, has just gone toGeorgia and rather a school; through him Ican obtain a situation probably next winterif I wish it, or if not then and then providence will provide me

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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 7

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2585px × 3478px 51.48 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_07_003_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDGO

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