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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 morning while I was at the College _ Wallace is sick yesterday and today & they _ slept in the kitchen last night, much to his disgust. Miss Kendall came down to see him _
Tues. Rain & wind still continue _ walking almost impossible on Cottage St. Sent letter to Annie. also one to Salvation Army Wa[?]lery_ Classes as usual. Rode down with all family at 4_ Wallace followed us to College this morning_ Letter from Ethel tonight_ Read on Judges_
Wed. 28 No classes. Went to Boston at 8:15 and returned at 11. bought Mileage ticket, rubber boots &c_ Fine weather at last_ Walked to Natick in P.M. with Miss Kendall, Miss Leavitt & Wallace_ Misses Gruber, Fairbank, McAlaney [?] & Parles went away today for Thanksgiving_ We popped corn & boiled chestnuts this evening. Miss Wiser [?] came in for a little while. Letter from Pale[?] the [miller? mitten? mother?]_
Thurs. 29 Thanksgiving Day_ Rain_ Breakfast at 8. Went to church_ Dinner at 2 at the Eliot. we all spent the evening there also. back a little before 10. Letter from the small boys all four_ Wrote letter Louie. May Patterson had a box _ doughnuts & homemade candy_
Friday 30_ Gray day_ some rains_ Wrote to Harry_ Nette, Myra J. Howes, Gertrude Chandler. Went to College in afternoon_ walk with M. K.K. & Miss Leavitt & Wallace. Prayermeeting in evening_

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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 2905px × 4431px 73.69 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_117.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ8I

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