Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1832, 1835-1839

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

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 Boston May 19th 1837Dear MotherIsaac went home from here the 22 of Aprand we suppose he has got home before this timebut we have heard nothing, and we begin to feelrather anxious we received a little note from himdated Gloucester and we expected you would someof you write as soon as he arrived. We fear he hada rough unpleasant passage with poor accommodation.I want exceedingly to hear particularly how affairs go on, downeast these hard times, do you see any a peace nowadays? It is impossibleto get any bill changed here either in a bank orstore, & a dollar in silver brings, 17 a great many withmen have had all their prosperity stripped from them, & a greatmany have been thrown out of employment; the season toois a very cold and backward; I expect every day to be dischargedhis earnings have been small for some time; he & Almedaexpect to start for Milo the first of June to stay six or eightweeks & perhaps longer: Curtis Searles has moved out to Newton& buried a child last week. My school remains much as usual, one of my best patrons failed a few days ago and sentme a note that she should be obliged to send to public school.I get along I hardly know how, I don't lay up anything besidesexpenses, though I have enough money to use with economy.Almeda sold that wax to Mr. Thaxter for not quite $4,00 &we can purchase any thing you want before she goesif you will write what. I felt very sorry that I did not get astock ready to send by Isaac & in reading your letter afterhe went I observed some spice mentioned which we entirely

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 3

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3145px × 3892px 70.07 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_03_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FC0A

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