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 Anna DW. Aug 25'56 Elyria Aug. 25/56.Dear Mother We begin to be quite anxious to hear from Bangor; it is two weeks since we have received any word from Lucy I hope at least that she is no worse the old saying is 'no new is good news' may it prove so. I have myself been nurse for the last ten days. the doctor has been very sick for a week past bilious remittent fever. he was not well for several days much pain in his back & limbs but took no remedies hoping each day to be better till taking a ride to Oberlin & coming home after it grew cold at night he was taken with a sudden chill followed by a severe attack of fever .. the day he went to Oberlin he felt much better wanted to go very much to obtain Prof. Monroe to preach for us (Mr. Wilbur was gone) the exertion was too much he had regular paroxysms of fever every alternate day until last Friday since which time he has

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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 2591px × 3252px 48.25 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_08_008_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDIW

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