Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Antoinette B. P. Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1853, 1860

DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Antoinette B. P. Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1853, 1860

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Antoinette B. P. Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1853, 1860

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Antoinette B. P. Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1853, 1860

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1852-1853, 1860

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. Milo Aug. 28 - 52 Dunbarton Milo Sat. Aug 28th Dear Nettie I commence a letter to you but have not much to write as seems quite dull here now and I should be decidedly lonely if we had not so much to do as we leave no time for anything namely but work, work. We have had two rainy days, steady rain, pouring all day on the windows and roof with misty lowering clouds in the sky, but still and warm very propitious for sewing steadily; this morning it is clear, and every thing looks delightfully; the river has risen so much that the water can be seen for quite a distance, all the rocks I presume are covered. Yesterday a colored gentleman from Phil. lectured on slavery, free soil: he had a large audience in spite of the rain; he is an educated man Presbyterian minister. 'Uncle Henry' came today to walk over the farm; his wife

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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 9

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2605px × 3197px 47.69 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_09_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDJU

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