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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 lima beans -

Sat. Bertha went home in afternoon - Mrs Baird & I again made no calls. I mostly went to bed instead.

Salisfy - Aunt Anna - .20
Benton - milk .50
Mrs French - " .50
Apr 2 " Flickenger - milk .25
" Burrows - cream .08
" Fay - eggs - .13
Shoe strings - .10
2 pr. soles .50
Mar. 28 Hose-Keyes - 2@25 chg. 50.
Apr. 2 Rubbers - Nette .50
" Oberlin & ret. Nette .40
Mar. 27 Cotton bolts Cloth - & twine 3.04
Apr. 1 Miss Wadsworth - check 3.90

Sunday Did not go to church. Mr Ingersoll again not to Sunday School. Mr Fuller not there either. Chas. Pomeroy & I ran things together. Letters in evening.

Monday 30. Vacation Week. All the working went to Mrs Jackson. Miss Wadsworth here - warm, pleasant weather.

Tues. 31. Warm & pleasant still. Fannie & Hattie Root here all day - children had good time outdoors. Went to woods in afternoon, Keyes & Nelson cried to go too. Nelson broke my spectacles - went down to Mr Bickfords with them and to see Mr Williams & Mr Knapp. Bean soup.

Wed. April 1. Showery - warm, roads drying fast. Not good for anything without

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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 2568px × 4944px 72.68 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_078.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQI4

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