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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 I helped count votes.
Friday June 1. Clear & warm in P.M. Quiz on N.P.A.s +c at 9 & 10:55. Conference with Misses Cowan, Scudder & Bates, 12-2. Last Bible lesson at 2:20. W.C.T.U. meeting, at which I read "Jack," with difficulty. In evening went to call on Mrs. Watson, who had not arrived, then to see Mrs. Durant & communicate to her the scheme, of which she did not at all approve. Wrote to Miss Eaton. Conferred further with Katherine.
Sat. 2 Fine weather - More lamps repaired. mending. Miss Clara Barton spoke at 4 P.M. on the Red Cross work. With Miss Morgan, Miss Tuttle, & May Gilman, I took 5 o'clock train to Boston - left Fitchburg Station at 7. reached Northfield at 10:45 - & were taken to Seminary, Marquand Hall, when Miss Newell & Miss Prout met us.
Sun. 3 Took a little walk before breakfast, & met Mr. Moody - After prayers, went to East Hall, saw Emily Evans, then to Hillside House, to see Jennie Putman. Went to church at Recitation Hall. Rev. Mr. Samnuis preached on "Him that cometh unto me I will in no wise cast out." Rev. H.L. Hastings spoke on "the joy of the Lord" _ Mr. Sankey sang. Miss Tuttle & I sat on the platform. Went to dinner with Jane after church. In P.M. to meeting of King's Daughters. Mr. Bottome

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

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 2931px × 4444px 74.56 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_074.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ78

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