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 distance. The doctor has had more of an ill ?temper? for a day or two past than for some time before has been generally quite well. My health is good better than before our journey. I wrote to Emily Baker at Detroit on account of our White Mt. tour & her husband put it in his paper. I think we will send the paper to Charles I have not written to them yet, as I mean to do. We had letters yesterday from Mr. Rider & from Isaac There is a pretty place here for sale very low perhaps you will recollect the house just over the bridge of Baron Van Bombach: his sons & his property are in Milwaukee and he has decided to move there, so will sell his place cheap two acres a fair garden spot fruit &c. I wrote to Isaac about it perhaps he might think best to buy it & how pleasant it would be for us if it would be best for them otherwise I would not wish them to come. Arthur Ely is still in poor health subject to frequent attacks epileptic O what an affliction. much love to all Very Affectionately Anna.

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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 2011px × 3299px 38.00 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_08_007_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDIX

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