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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 Thursday. Nov. 2. Wrote letter home - sent for Week's Current for Hopkins - cards to Ethel, Harl, We, Will, Mayne & M.M. Fuller to sent me ballots from the 7 different states for next week's election. Walked to Hampton with Miss Moore - Bicycle down towards Old Point, then around grounds with Israel Hill - Evening - Girl's Meeting for 10 minutes or so - Bible Class, & Literature, notes on Bryant and Poe - Dora & I had a fire after Night School.

Friday - Nov. 3. Fair weather. Classes as usual. tired, ready for end of week. Algebra & Literature (Holmes) in evening - Sykes, Thompson & Green out for Scholarship Letters most of evening -

Sat. 4. Beautiful day - warmer - Classes went well. Bath at Va. Hall. Miss Clapp, not having received my note, came for me to go to Shellbanks, & promised to get me over to Little England S.S. in the morning. So I suddenly went just at noon, leaving Dora to attend to various business for me. A lovely ride out there. Lay down nearly all afternoon. Boys came in to my sing in evening.

Sunday. 5 - Gray & rainy all day - through no real pouring rain - All the missionary parties went out in spite of weather - Cap't Jordan took me to Little England - the lily bulb was there, & we had the resurrection lesson. Mr Turner taught the Seniors - S.S. began at 11:10, as it is to do

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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 2571px × 4914px 72.32 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_106.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQDT

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