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 Lucy. June 30, 1855 Bangor, June 30. 1855Dear Brother Isaac I have had it in my heart to write to you most every day since you went away, but have allowed myself to neglect it, knowing that Nettie wrote very often & very particularly, & presuming that with so good a correspondent as she is, you would hardly miss my letters. She has probably written you all about little Percie's illness at Milo & my return home sooner than I expected, so I will only say that the dear little fellow is almost well now. His diarrhea troubles him some, but I do not feel at all alarmed about it. I have got nicely rested from my journey & we are both and all prospering abundantly. Sam'l has boards sticking at Searsport and has considerable care in preparing the rafts for

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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 2113px × 3161px 38.25 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_41_007_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEHT

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