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 Grandma is very sick - and Pa has got the hypo. horribly - I know they want us to move. - which we are no less anxious to do. [odd words only transcribed]My son we are so in the habit of thinking you are man and can��?? that I don't share half I feel of recalling to your mind the motherly��?? that I want all boys need have faults to say to you as often as I should get wisdom and with all my getting get understanding My goodness shall grown into my��?? and thine evil wither & decay after when you were a very little child you used to say you used to be then I will soon be and ever since I rec'd��?? many temptations ��????????your journey of life without a guide��?God is ready to give the Helping Hand to him that ask himmore words written across with the signature A. Furber

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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 26

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2848px × 2739px 44.67 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_001_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDX6

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