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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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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 Friday 17 Shoes repaired
M. M. 1.00 Keyes .65 Nelson .65 2.30
Clothing. Suit for Keyes 2.50
Blouses. 4@.25 1.00
Couch Cover. 2½ yds. 2.50 - Curtain fixtures & rods 3 pr. - .48 2.98
Sugar 25Ch. 1.31 Butter 1.37@.28 2.68
Pd. Mrs. Dewhurst - sewing .45
Bank 20.00
Bread .06
on hand 10.13
Beautiful weather - Went downtown in A.M. with Belle horse - brought home Aunt Albona. Mrs. Dewhurst hemmed the lounge cover & sash curtains - Mrs. Maddock washed windows in sitting room re. & made 6 pies, 4 apple & 2 pumpkin - I did some ironing in evening - letter fr. Wi & one from Chas.

Sat. 18 Bread .24 Cocoa .25 Chocolate .25 .74
Expected Wilder & Mary, but they came not. Nette & I downtown in evening - went to Dr. Sherword's - Nette, to see Ellen Davis.

Sunday 19. Keyes .10 Nelson .09 - Ch. Coll. .25 S.S. Coll .05
.49
Mr. Cadmus preached on Necessity of Compulsion - Amos 3:8 - I went into Mr. Fauver's class, & to Primary Department, In S.S. - Uncle Eliab very sick today. Angina pectoris - Dr. Sherword there nearly all day - Chas Rich here - called on us in afternoon - I went to Coonville Sunday School.

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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 278

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2522px × 4885px 70.53 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_002_082.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQV7

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