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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, September 1895

Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1892-1901

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 to bed at 7 with a little sore throat -
mayo & Ely to Cit. Club -
Notes to Anna Monroe & Miss Pearle Johnson -
Read Advance, Congregationalist +c.

Sat. Burrows - milk .50
Raining - very dark morning - Bertha washing.
Temp - 100 degrees
Flickenger - milk .25
French " .05
Bed all day - read Beautiful Joe -
Letter to Miss Booth

Sunday P'd Keyes .12
" Nelson .01

Motley nearly all day - more than half through 2nd Volume - all to church & S.S. except Nette, Bertha and me. Dr Maynard came to see Bertha in eveing - she had a high fever. Wrote letters to Harl, Annie & John, Ethel - bits of letters - Mr. Ingersoll came in P.M., but did not see him. Fair weather more or less -

Monday. Dec. 23. Same old story - Finished 2nd Volume of Mottey - 2 calls fr. Dr. Sherwood, one not professional. received also Mrs Straus, Anna Monroe, and May rich. Letter from Miss Pearle Johnson. Mrs Straus took Keyes home with her to dress him up for one of the little Santa Claus Boys for tomorrow night - he was gone 4 or 5 hours. Bertha sick in bed all day. Dr Maynard here in A.M. Poor Nette

Tues. P'd - Mayo .30
Bertha better. Martha here all day, working for us. They both went home on 4:18 train in P.M. May Rich, Mrs Fay, Dr Sherwood, Dr Maynard here. left about 9:30 or 10 A.M. all rest of day -

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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 12 Folder 277

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2533px × 4901px 71.07 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_041.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQH3

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