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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 me a box of marshmallows - went to carry Wellesley Magazine to Miss Smith - Miss Gertrude Nash was there - I made quite a call - till dinner bell rang - Salt Rub - bed till 4:40. Went to see Miss Schenck - Miss Holliday was there also. had a very nice time, till supper bell rang - S.S. lesson in evening, & knitting. Sent letter home -

Tuesday 4. Shoes soled 1.00
buttons, fastened on - .10

Snow more or less, melting rapidly - Wrote a little for Miss Willard after breakfast and again in P.M. wrote cards for Miss Bassett just before my Electro Thermal Bath - Bed 11:30-12:30 and 4:15-5:30. Good letter from Pater and Nette - draft for $10 - Went to Library - took Miss Yonge's Dove in the Eagle's Nest - Went with the Tennessee to Entertainment at [[?San]] - in evening - Music & Readings - Mrs Thayer read some poetry original -

Wed. 5 - Snow in A.M. soon melting - went with Miss Buchanan to barber's after prayers - Then massage - rest - then with Miss Bassett till dining bell rang - wrote 2 letters and 2 postals for her. Sent letters to Pater, and Miss Snow - Salt Rub - Bed till 5, when Miss Cornell came to call. she was here till supper bell rang - Did no go out in evening, through Mrs Joseph Cook was to speak on Japan. Began - The Dove in the Eagle's Nest - Headache

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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 2513px × 4889px 70.33 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_059.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQHL

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