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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 Fay also. Felt mean in P.M. mending -

Wed. 29. Lovely weather. whitefish, scalloped potato, salsify on toast, coffee jelly with cream, Dutch cheese, [??]plant sauce, oatmeal gems. cake - Ironing finished - some mending, sweeping & dusting - Note fr. Eva Reefy - answered same - sent note to Aunt Mallie at the chapel society - forwarded letters to Nette & Harold. wrote up diary since April 7. Carried asparagus to Mrs Fowl, Mrs Wagner, Miss Wadsworth - sent some to Miss Maddock - Pe[[?]]enting at church.

Thurs. 30. P'd Bertha in full for w'k - 2.00
Harl left 7:50 this evening - Edith arrived at home early this morning from Germany. Prayermeeting & teachers' meeting - some mending - Nette came home at 5. having eyes examined, but no spectacles yet -

Friday - May 1. 37 years old, alas. Bertha cleaned the boy's room today - Miss Wadsworth did mending & lengthened sleeves of blousewaists. Ellen Davis, Fern Smith, Bessie Brooks, Mr F.N. Smith here in P.M. Returned vases +c to Mrs Ely - Miss Jensen, Nette's classmate, here late to supper with Mette. Nelson & I went downtown in A.M.

Rubber ball .05
Ribbons for hat - 56
Stockings - 2.00 (ch'g)

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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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 2576px × 4944px 72.91 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_084.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQIA

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