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 many such cases this spring. Slight inflammation of pleura and lungs. I felt sabbath day exactly as when sick at Hampden. He left me medicine, recommended hot foot baths, mustard poultice on the side & cochella powder the second day. I feel almost well today - think some of going shopping & taking my physic after I come back. Lizzie is out on the sidewalk with Percie. I am going to see about a bonnet for Almeda & getting Lizzie's fixed over etc. Mallie has had a fresh installment of ornaments from Easthampton - as many more minerals, shells, images and pretty things as she had before. Nettie says - I have not seen them - Her bonnet & Gertie's hat are coming from N.York City - Hattie has got also a coral necklace ( & armulets to match) with a gold clasp & little locket, marked "G.E.M." for Gertie. We think such arrangements are

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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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Size 2031px × 3089px 35.93 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_005_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE0X

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