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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, October 1892

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 Miss Adams also came in. The boys read some of the famous patriotic revolutionary speeches.

Sat. 25. Preparations for 3rd & last Candy Pull wh. came off in evening. Clara Cary, Rosa Dunson, Fannie McKinney, Rosa Worrell, Isabella Wells-Uzzle, Morse, Fitch, Wilson, Keffer, Satterwhite, Ramsey - Cap'ts Moton & Washington came in very late. Much fun, but the candy did not get hard. weather too warm. Miss Foote helped us clean up thereafter, late to bed.

Sun. 26. Cooler - fair - Went to Buck[?]re in A.M. could not go to the C. E. meeting. taught Collins' class, the older people. Capt. Moton opened my Sunday School.
Poorhouse in P.M. walked with Misses Clark, Moore, Pond - & Bolden and Armstrong - Did not go to church. Rehearsal for Miss. Meeting, 5-6. all the speakers. The Missionary Meeting came off this evening very successfully, all the speakers were heard mostly, I believe - & the whole school entered heartily into the reading & songs.

Mon. 27. Cool. cloudy. Went to Hampton in A.M. with Misses Moore & Adams - Library thereafter - knitting & History. Went at 5 to hear Mrs Rand tell of her southern trip, Almeda, S.C. Night School as usual. 8 Middle boys at the small meeting - also Miss Moore and Miss Adams.
No letters - No Week's Current -

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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 277

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2535px × 4902px 71.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_036.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQBU

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