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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 came - mine .40 Went to Mrs Adams to borrow Scarlet Letter for Miss Bassett. Letters, from Pater, Sister Adams, Miss Snow.

Sunday Feb. 9 Snowstorms, beautiful, nearly all day, fast. Went only to Bible Class. Roman 13:8-14. Love the fulfilling of the law. Second Coming of Christ. Bed 2 hours in A.M. and 2 in P.M. Wrote letter to Warmer Jones. Went to see Miss Goble after Bible Class, for about an hour.
Sang hymns in evening down stairs, all the family.

Monday 10. Sent letters to Warner Jones, Geo. Lyle, Pater, Ethel, J.L. Harden. Prayers. Static Electricity & Massage in A.M. - Went to see Miss Bassett - Salt Rub - bed for over an hour. Miss Cornell came - talked about a sleighride for tomorrow - walk with Miss Schenck till suppertime -

Leaflets - .41
Envelopes .10

Tues. 11. Beautiful weather, sunshine but high wind - too cold for a sleighride. Miss Willard feeling worse today - Miss Bassett better-dressed, and wrote her own postals. Went to Livery Stable - also stopped at Miss Schenck's door a few minutes. Met Miss Isabelle Parmelee in Bath Room - Read Pembroke with Miss Willard a while in P.M. Bed 1 hr. in A.M. & 2 in P.M. Letters from Pater, Nette - Miss Phrone Powell - church calendars from Abby Baker -

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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 2517px × 4889px 70.45 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_061.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQHO

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