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 Lucy Oct. 55Dear Mother Nettie has just been writing, and has left her envelope open for me, so I'll try & write a little, though I have nothing special to say. The dear ones Eliab & Maria, are in great sadness - they seem to have given up hope for Gertie, and truly there does not seem to be much chance for hope. I suppose Nettie has told you of her fears. It seems strange that she should hold out so long, remaining just about so, if she is not going to be better. She is a little delicate thing, and so small, I suppose there cannot be so much change for her as for a child of larger physical development. It seems as if Eliab & Mallie & Hattie too, must get entirely worn out - she has to be carried a great deal - seems to have some difficulty of breathing at times, [left-hand side] Nothing it would have been to have spared Percie last summer, to what it would be now.

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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 27

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2038px × 3055px 35.66 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_019_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE29

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