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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to "folks" or siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to "folks" or siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to "folks" or siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1845, 1848, 1851, 1854

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 last page [at top upside down] I made a mistake in this sheet but you can fix it all just as it happens in haste affec'ly daughter sister Anna.she is older, has more just ideas of things & really has been making much effort to improve; I was much gratified today by hearing that the older brothers think that a great improvements has been brought about in the two little girls the past year, a great & happy influence is attributed to me, which of course cannot fail to be pleasing to me. I wish you could peep in upon us in our bright cheerful room this evening. The doctor sits opposite me reading the ov.yr.? 'daily Times' Hattie is practising, Libby studying, & Fanny in the corner rocking her boy to sleep: We are in our new, enlarged rooms; a large open grate in the fire place & the solar lamp lights up the room most cheerfully and how I wish you could all of you step in this evening and see us. Our grapes are gathered, a parcel put down in sawdust, some made into preserves, and a few, reserved for eating. Tomorrow, Susan & I are going to make some guiness marmalade, instead of preserve because it keeps better. I heard about a new book the other day from a young lady who is acquainted with the author: it was sent to the publisher (Derby ary?) who said it was a 'work of merit', but not large enough, & requesting 100 pages more, saying he was ready to stereotype as soon as that could be published: I should not think it a very small job to be required to sit down & write 100 pages to order; however the author did it, & the book is I suppose soon to be out. I hope I shall see it. We have two vol. of Ecleatio's? bound pretty volumes

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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 22

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2869px × 3649px 59.94 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_22_006_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDRR

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