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Metcalf, Joseph M. (brother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840, 1843

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Title Metcalf, Joseph M. (brother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840, 1843

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1840, 1843

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 May 29 1840
Dear Sister
N. Hatch arrived yesterday & brought a letter from you which is now before me. And I must respectfully request you to avoid the frequent error in spelling the very common word Tuesday, teusday. You spelled it so. I. S. M. & J. K. Whipple err oft in spelling the word. Beg pardon.
You write of Lard + doughnuts & new york vs. N Hatch - Methinks your heart "deviseth liberal things."
I am glad you prosper so in school. Now don't cry: old Doll is dead. Mrs. Lee goes to Boston next week & I want to send some letters by her so I cannot write you much now. We shall not do much of the florist's business this year, but intend to pursue agricultural operations with peculiar avidity.
An old ugly mare which we had happened one morning to have a colt. She would not own him but would kick & bite him whenever he came near. Charles tied her head and was holding her hind leg (wonder he didn't get kicked)

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 11 Folder 252

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1851px × 2791px 29.60 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_11_fl_252_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FP35

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