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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, October 1892

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 All except the Mither & me went to see the Circus Parade in A.M. Harriette Pomeroy and Zella Williams called on the girls - Carrie Mussey called on us all . Prayermeeting and Library in evening. John & Carrie expected came not. I swept much upstairs.

September 1. Lovely weather, as yesterday, No news of John and Carrie - Felt queerish in A.M. Missionary tea in P.M. had a very good time. talked with many people - good supper - Mrs Perry, Miss Licorish, Mrs Nortey, Mrs Marne Leonard - Miss Crandall, Mr Leonard +c. Some mending - Went over to Mrs Bartlett's - Ellen Davis left us, to go to Dr. Sherwoods and the Gardners' -

Sat. 2. Mending - In P.M. - went to Aunt Anna's & to Uncle E.W.s - Carrie, Will's Carrie, is sick in bed - does not sit up at all. Saw them all in her room - stayed there for supper & went to train to meet Nette, who had been to Oberlin to look up John and Carrie - Harry went down to the train also.

Sunday - 3 - All to church. I took Nelson to S.S. - into Hallie Clough's class. C.E. meeting as usual. Hal & I went to the Methodist Church, but did not hear the

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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 2547px × 4906px 71.53 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_090.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQDD

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