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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1883-1889

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 Tues. Read in P.M. John went with me to Uncle Eliab's, and stayed to supper - spent the night with Mrs Helen Albright -
Wed. Had teeth filled by Dr. J.E. Burrell - 2.50 - 4 teeth, soft filling -
stayed all night with Mrs Albright again - Pater went to Oberlin & Cleveland -
Thurs. Breakfast with Mrs. Albright, not very early - milk toast & eggs - Finished Hypatia this afternoon - brought home blue velvet hat from Miss Bayless - Praymeeting in evening -
Fri. 7 Cold - rain - last day of Lorrain Co. Fair - Mending - Spend evening & night with Mrs. Albright - Nette 15 yrs. old - made chocolate caramels - gave her the little clock -
Sat. 8 Warm - Had Mrs. Albright's baby there all day - her mother gone to Cleveland - the child fretted some - Letter from Miss Shafer asking me to telegraph where I would take charges of the Cottage St. House with 9 Freshmen - telegraphed to Mrs. Steele that I must start Monday instead of Thursday - Packed in evening - John, Harry & Ethel went to Oberlin with Kate, wagon, trunk, +c - Harl arrived by evening train -

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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 275-276

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2960px × 4444px 75.30 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_094.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ7R

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