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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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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 Went in P.M. to see Lizzie DeWitt & to call on Mrs Harry Bramans Aunt Albina here in A.M. Much sweeping & some dusting - No Cora - 2 q'ts Dutch Cheese (nearly) to Market - Children in tub shoes blocked - mending - made Paptik Graham Bread in evening - Letter fr. Harl & Rena -
Cash on hand [10.45]

Sunday Feb. 5 Keyes 10, Nelson 08 .18
All to ch. except Harry - he brought Will Salzman down to Sunday School & Nelson & I rode home with him - Ely & the children went to Cornville - Nelson & I went over to see Aunt Albina between 6 & 7 - Letters to Nette, Chas. - Mayo, Harl.

Monday 6 Checkers 5, Paper 1, Cheese 63 .69
Some butter from Miss Hart
On hand -cash [9.58]
Went in P.M. with Harry, Nelson & Bella, to see Uncle E.W. & Aunt Mallie.
Sent invitations for CandyPull, to Susie Conam, Fannie Tite, Mabel Quayle, Frank Ratcil - Mr & Mrs Harry Braman Heal - Thad. Allison - Allen kile - Frank Luther -

Tues. Bread .26
[on hand 9.32]
Candy Pull in evening - Mr Cadmus' class & Nette or Edith's - a very successful good time, except that not all came - some 20 or more here - Geo, Mayu, Aunt Albina & Bessie - Mrs. Cadmus - Potato Race, Roll the Platter - Passing ClothesPins, Carr[??], Checkers, Hal[?] + c - all out of the house at 10. Dinner - Roast Chicken -

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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 278

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2530px × 4885px 70.75 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_002_014.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQTB

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