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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 at 3:39 & brought her home. she had a sick headache & went to bed immediately after supper. Mended hose +c.
Sunday Nov. 3 Rain - Rain - Flo & I went to church, took dinner at Main Building & supper at Stone Hall. Missionary Meeting in evening. Mr. Leitch, illustrated Lecture on India & Ceylon, very good. Mr Peloubet preached in A.M. "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle" Prayer meeting at Stone Hall led by Alice Bothwell -
Monday Nov. 4 Beautiful day - Carrie's & Will's wedding day. We, Flo, Lottie, M.Marsh, Ellen Burell & I took 10 A.M. train for Boston. Mr Leitch on train talked to us. Met Mrs Durant & Miss Shafer at Prov. Station & took train there at 12 for Taunton - arriving at 1:05 - it was a beautiful home wedding - Phillips Brooks performed the ceremony - Mr. Miller was there - Co. Stickney - Jane Robbins - Emma Smith +c. Katherine could not go. Ede & Mayne were there. We took train at 4:30 for Boston, Mr Miller, Ede & Flo just barely caught the 6 o'clock train for Worcester. Ede & Flo are to spend the night with Mr. Jones & go west in the morning. We came out to Wellesley at 6:25.
Tues. 5 Classes as usual. Went, at 2:30 with Helen Norcross & her little Katherine, over to Waltham to see Kittie Eno Russell and her three little ones. had a fine time - back too late for dinner - just in time for faculty meeting. Election Day, Ohio

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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 3028px × 4464px 77.38 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_192.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQAK

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