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 Bangor April 25 '54 Bangor Apr.25 - 1854Dear Mother "You need not send that corn." I hope this letter will reach you before you have spoken to Mr. Ricker's people. Lizzie Thaxter has an orphan niece fourteen years old, who is, in a sense, on her hands. She is a very lovely disposition, pleasant girl, has been living in Bangor as a second girl sometime, understands her place and duties & would probably be much more serviceable to me than M. Ricker, besides I can have her today, which is more favorable. Lizzie is going away soon & feels very anxious to find her a good place. We shall give her fifty cents - a week, I suppose. Lizzie has a great many trials of one kind and another. Samuel has never liked the plan of getting Maria here very well. I hardly know whether on account of peculiarities in the family, or her eye, or the trouble of it. I have felt a little better yesterday & today. Percie is very good about going to sleep -seems to think that when he is laid down he must shut his eyes & sleep immediately - slept all night before last without waking, but worries & whines a good deal days, I intend to have Esther keep him out doors a good deal. In haste, with love, Lucy.

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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 26

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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