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 Jane has learned more watching ways than shehas in her studies - has not progressed near as fast asshe did at home, Lucy means to have her day at homeafter the term is out - one week more and study someat home during the winter. Lucy was quite downtwo days after the company with fatigue and overdoing!Prof Shep. was over the next day to tell as he said why he treated us so shabbily: his child wastaken with the croup. Mrs. Page was in yesterday withher work sat two or three hours. Ann was in todaybrought in some books, - she is going to stay someweeks with a friend above Mr Hope: I like her wellshe is most intelligent agreeable and good-hearted thanvery many we meet who pass for very fine people.I have seen Sarah Harlow but once since theday we moved and that was last Tues on the occasionof my borrowing a dozen silver teaspoonswhich being of four different kinds we supposedto be relics of his four wives. Sam'l has launchedout and bought a stuffed chair, a solar lamp $5,00and today a Fitch tippet and wristers for Lucy.long and warm. I have bought her a new sleight bonnetlined and trimmed and it is a little beauty, the bonnetwas $1,25, she used some old ribbon. You ask after mythoughts feelings &c I live now only in the presentand have no thought on feelings scarcely, beyondthe passing hour. I once in a while read french alittle with Eliab but often have something to do on

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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 3051px × 3858px 67.38 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_07_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDGS

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