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 a few days. Prof. Shepard has been quite sick with Pleurisy fever. E. and M. attend the Mercantile Lectures - Richard M. Cana, Josiah Quincy, Dr. J.C.V. Smith, Mr. Burlingane, Dr. Anderson, Prof. Shepard &c &c We have good times here together this winter - Eliab is reading loud evenings McFarland's history of Japan, and Nelson's Cause & Cure of Infidelity - both very interesting books. We had no snow until January, then the greatest quantity of snow fell in six days ever known to fall here in that length of time. It blew into drifts so much that there was not very good sleighing - considerable bare ground - since then, a great rain storm & thaw which carried the snow almost entirely away - now another warm snow storm. Samuel bought old Nellie of Mr. Gould, but she had the spavin, so he sold her to Mr. Buroughs for 60 dollars less than he gave, and bought Mr. Kittredges' horse for $150. It is quite a pretty creature & will be gentle with a little training. Were you not really

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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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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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Unique Identifier NL11FEEO

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