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 gether in many places - bare ground and mud, and deep snow drifts alternate. This past winter is said to have been the most severe ever known, but for cold and snow - When Samuel came from the woods last week there was six feet of snow on an average in the woods. He thinks notwithstanding the unusual expense, he has done well lumbering - the prospect for driving the logs is good. Don't you think I am glad of the change in his business? Now he will not go away in the winter. Am I not glad also that Eliab concluded to go in with him, instead of taking himself and Mallie away off to N. York or somewhere else? How I wish Isaac & his, and Anna and her's, could move up a little nearer, so that we could be within speaking distance.How much comfort we are anticipating when you and Anna get here! I know I must not be selfish, but please don't stop too long in N.H. before you come here. The price on Railroads which I put in Charles' letter was intended more particularly for Isaac's benefit; I for

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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

Size 2443px × 3144px 43.98 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_40_006_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEF6

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