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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
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 every thing that it is possible for a manto do to promote my happiness & dearmother I am very happy - I trust trulythankful for the comforts the undeservedblessings which surround me. I do wishyou could look in upon me in 'our room'which is in a wing of the house: it opens from the middle room (the family dining & sitting room)It is a large room looking on the street someevergreen & cherry trees in front of the windows inthe yard: on the opposites side of the room are two large closets - one appropriated to the girls wardrobethe other to us between them a dooropens into a bathing room quite commodious, withbathing boat, pump of soft water stove & boilerto heat water with plenty of room, - In 'our room'we have a fire constantly - it contains besides a beda bureau sofa a handsome hearth stand all ofmahogany - two rocking chairs - new a lowsecuring chair cane seat like Lucy's - Servatory &bookstore & my bookshelves I mean to write Almedavery soon also Maria but A owes me a letter onall accounts I have sent her my card & she oughtto make her call in the shape of a letter - besidesshe owes a letter. Do write soon all of youin haste.Your affectionate daughterE.A DeWitt 
Transcription Status Needs review
Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative. 
Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection
Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record
Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 7 
BibID 821787
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.
IIIF Resource Type Canvas 
Size 3066px × 3893px     68.33 MB 
Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_07_008_004.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11FDH8 
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