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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

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Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1842-1851

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 Bangor Feb. 15th 1846Dear BrotherI should like to write a long and interesting epistle in answer to your last, but cannot do it now, must content myself with scribbbity a few words: it was in my mind to write you a long letter by Mrs. Weld who returned a week ago, but I could not catch time enough: In Milo there are long quiet days and plenty of still dull evenings, but here the time all flies away before one is aware. I have many calls to make connected with my school,- must be pretty attentive, in order to please, and secure patronage: my school in various ways had taken all my time except evenings,- you know I am prone to be faithful, in teaching, and the days have been short: three evenings in the week are statedly occupied in religious meetings, and Sat. eve. I have for several weeks started a reading circle at Mrs Shepherd where I once boarded- this circle consists of seven or eight each one to select and read on successive evenings; subject to all sort of critical remarks Joseph would make a good member of such a circle and it would be a means of improvement for him, and I am in hopes he will make up his mind to join it, now he has more time. I have attended Lyceum a few times, heard Prof Goodwin's which was truly a fine lecture, subject.'Goethe' Fauste' it was a rich intellectual feast, his definition of and description of genius, talents, taste, were very fine: I wish I could convey to you some of his ideas in his own language that gave me so much delight it is a very rare thing to have a really fine lecture. I have visited some this winter. Write me in French soon if you can spare time. Mrs. Weld wants to board

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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 12

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3099px × 3871px 68.68 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_12_002_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDLW

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