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 heard him. The Catholics dislike him much. I think people must have been "pretty good stuff" to "go to the fourth of July and stay from eight till four. Were they alive next day?Mond morn - July 16 - I did hear Mr. Leo yesterday and must say I have not heard so eloquent a speaker for a long time - he seems to be a very good man too. the Catholics are quite excited about him - some go to hear him, Ellen started one night, but met some of her Irish friends who told her all manner of falsities about him & persuaded her that he was a monster of wickedness so she turned about again. I ought to answer Nettie's letter, but can't very well today - Tell her that I saw mentioned in his last to us that if he went to Minn. as he intended, he should not be back for a month - Percie is so much better that I guess if it is best to give him the beech leaf tea now. His chalk mixture with cinnamon helped him speedily. Don't trouble your mind about the waist Nettie is fitting - I did it very easily indeed from an old one, though I never could fit a new waist. How I should like to

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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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Unique Identifier NL11FE1C

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