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 we will try to make up all deficiencies in that respect when another summer comes if we live. Won't we have good times with the little darlings when you come? Do please to make haste and get here. Mallie is a famous hand to frolic with babies and take care of them and love them. I am anxious to know that you are trying my cordial, it is so good, not only as a general tonic, but particularly beneficial in diarrhea as Maria can abundantly testify from her last summer's experience. Why a chronic diarrhea is a bad thing, and must be stopped! You will run down and wear all out if it is not. How gladly I would help you to some good water if I could. If Isaac will bring or send you right here, you shall have all you want. Eliab seems to be rather unfortunate about property lately. He feels blue, though he does not worry not say much about it. The "Susan Duncan" has been an unfortunate vessel from the first; is three years old & has never made one good trip yet: he has never received a dollar from her, but had paid out a good deal. he has recently had letters from the captain at Savannah with an account of loss and damage to the amount of a thousand dollars. Several little annoying losses & crosses in his business besides. He feels poor, and I suppose

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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 40

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FEEQ

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