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 she will get herself fitted. I will inquire what are the necessary qualifications as soon as I have an opportunity. Good bye all - Affectionately, Lucy.If I mistake not, this is the season for Pitcher plants, and I earnestly beg that by some means a good specimen be obtained, pressed, & brought to me - do not delay - they'll all be gone,-[post mark] BANGOR ME JUNE 6 5 Mrs. Anna M. Metcalf Milo Maine[upside down] If you can conveniently, Mother, I wish you would pay a dollar to Dr. Kimball. You know Samuel could not make change - and his father forgot it. I wish you would bring my old Edinburgh shawl - I have nothing but "go to meetin" to put over me when I lie down. Tell Almeda I am depending upon her to save me a great lot of her beautiful grass, be sure and dry it standing up, so that is may be drooping. I'll pay her at the rate of $20.00 per ton!

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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 24

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2902px × 3663px 60.86 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_24_005_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDUH

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