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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, October 1897

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 Interest - Edgar Loan 17.50
Dick. (Dep. Pater-)
9.28
Mrs. Fowl - Milk - .15
Missionary box .02
Missionary box 1.75

A gray day, with snow rain - Went to bank in P.M. for interest coupons, & did some other errands.
Dinner - Roast Beef, Potato, Squash, Gravy, Whipped Cream, Cranberry Sauce.
Harry went to sing at funeral of John Roig - 1 P.M.
Keyes .08
Nelson .07
Ike .14

Sunday Dec. 5 A gray day - with a little snow - All to ch. except Pater, Chas & Harry - Communion Sunday - Ch. Collection .10
Ralph fay & Bessie Rich joined ch. with 56 others on confession & 7 by letter. Dinner - Beans, Cold Roast Beef - Pickles, Jelly, Coffee Jelly & Whipped Cream. Mrs. Cary sent some icecream to Pater.

Monday 6 Compressed Yeast .02
Bread 7 +7 +7 + 5 .26
Cold, very little snow.
Dinner - Roast Beef, Scalloped Potato, Squash, Gravy, Indian Pudding & Cream. Supper. Bread crumbs, cheese - no sauce - Letters to Uncle Geo., Aunt Almeda, Russel Metcalf

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Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

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 2546px × 4867px 70.94 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_001_013.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQOP

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