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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 (conferred with Miss Geleston on Bible lessons)

Wrote letter home [written vertically in margin]

Harvard Glee Club sang. I went for a short time. Made up final chemistry marks. People did not want to go to bed early on this floor. Letter from Annie.

Saturday. Beautiful day - Board of Visitors here, but not in my classes. Went to Natick with Elizabeth Eliza - Float from 6:30 to 8. Prof. Hudson lectured on Cymbeline at 8. I went with Miss Dunlop, Katherine & Virginia Smith.

Sunday June 7 Dr. Duryea preached here. Communion Service - I went to church in the Village then to Communion Service here. Rev. Mr. Eastman preached in the village - Section meeting in Miss True's room. Annie Stephens came in after it, also Elizabeth Eliza, and we had a Sermon by Dr. Talmage on Tobacco and Opium.

Monday. 8. Went to Boston with Miss Darling at 7:15. and started at 8:15 for Plymouth - Hindered by a week on the track, we reached Plymouth at 10:45, due at 9:30 - Saw all the sights of the town - Pilgrim Hall, Rock - Buriel Hill -

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Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

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 2752px × 3883px 61.18 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_077.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FPUO

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