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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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 at the dentist's in Newton. Miss Roberts sick today.
Tues. Classes. Went with Miss Cooley to call on Mr. Cowan. Wrote to John.
Wed. Studied Bible lesson on Tabernacle. Classes in P.M. Went to walk right after breakfast. Prayermeeting led by Miss Denis- Wrote to Wilder.
Thus. Classes. Went to walk after breakfast & after lunch. Wrote to Mrs. Millspaugh, & Grace Nathan.
Fri. Wrote to Miss C. A. Cary, Hattie Johnson, Mollie Marshall, Fanny Wood, Beatrice Gray, Laura McKean, Annie Reynolds - Postal fr. John - wrote to John.
Sat. Classes as usual - letter from Uncle Herbert & one from Miss Inez Matthews, each with some money for our Norumbega Fund. Bible Meeting (of 3) at 3:10. Fair at Norumbega for Monroe Fund this afternoon & evening. Went with Simon between 7 and 8. Letter from Mrs. Watson.
Sun. Awake most of the night with lame - rheumatic leg - staid in room all day. Unwell time too. Read Chronicles of Schonberg [?Cotta] Family. Dr. Speakman came to see me just before supper. Miss Emerson & Miss Mayse came in after dinner - Miss Freeman spoke

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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 275-276

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2875px × 4444px 73.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_034.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ63

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