Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1856

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 wash and mend them- but the most trying thing of all is - she has got the itch, and never told us a word about it till she had been here a week - slept with Ellen, handled Percie etc. Ellen was very indignant - she burst out as soon as she knew it, "I'll lick the girl, if she has given me the itch." "She'll not sleep with me another night." I did feel provoked with her for not telling about it when she first came. We have heard nothing from N.H. yet in regard to a place for her. Sam'l says, by all means have her dress comfortable & suitable before she goes away, Mrs. Lee told Ellen, unsolicited, all about her parentage & told Ellen that she told Mrs. Babb

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 27

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1498px × 2354px 20.21 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_002_008.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE0M

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