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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 Tues 22
Packed trunk, taught Qual. class. Started for house at 2:16 - Waited in
Worcester for the 3 o' clock express with M. Marsh. We went uptown for a few minutes. Quite an eventful journey. Sat & talked with cousin Lucy Pond fr. Westboro' to Worcester - saw Jennie Putnam at Worcester- found Mr & Mrs Waters & Carrie on train after leaving Worcester. Lasell girls and Yale boys enlivened the evening on the sleeper.

Wed 23
Reached home about 3. P.M train 3 hrs late - surprised people completely
met Mrs. Ely at Cleveland & talked with her all the way to Elyria. Home people making candy for S.S

Thursday 24
S.S Christmas Service in evening I went with John & sat between Irv and
Edith - called on Aunt Anna in afternoon. Annnie Rich here for the night.

Friday 25 Christmas Day
Mr Root here made some candy from confectioner's sugar & ate it.

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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

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

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 2746px × 3886px 61.09 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_134.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ08

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