Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1846-1856

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 to Milo after you left there. Putnam's came yesterday. I cut the leaves (and made some bad mistakes doing it) and looked them over last night and this forenoon, so much as I had time. Little by little have finished P. Papers and French, and got into Hugh Miller's Autobiography, which, I believe I wrote you, Mr. Wallace brought. I cannot read much in the day time, because Percy wants to have a share in everything I do - and 'tis equally troublesome to write - and my eyes do not endure to read all the evening. We have all had very bad colds. Percie had a slight attack of croup Saturday night. Samuel was quite uncomfortable - to say the least - for two or three days, and Sat. and Sunday myself, almost sick. Sanuel staid at home Sat. afternoon to help take care of Percie - all finely convalescent now. Mr. Martin has been confined to the house for several days with a severe cold. Mrs. Harlow, ditto - influenza very prevalent - Mrs. Harlow, with her superior wit, "discernment" came

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 41

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2004px × 3170px 36.38 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FEHE

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