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 not look nor feel near so bad as last fall. Gertie, we hope is a little better - she is very troublesome. I do think more & more of Dr. McRuen - he dies not seem to glory a bit. I like much his feelings in regard to performing surgical operations. It did not seem to me that Gertie could live through another day, without help, when she came up here Wednes. morning. 16 - Sabbath day . It came ten o'clock last night & I left writing, but fearing you will be troubled if you do not get a letter by tomorrow's mail, I'll finish it today. The d/rs. McRuen Field have just left - have taken the pins from Mr. R's face & expressed much delight at the appearance thereof. He thinks Gertie is improving a little, but says she is by no means out of danger. She moans & teases for food almost continually, & still continues to emaciate, which is the most unfavorable symptom - there are others favorable. She has to

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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 1991px × 3103px 35.38 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_015_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE1V

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