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Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

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Open book Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1857-1858

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 is brought up to its height by the promptings of poverty and it may be the claims of children. But you my friends have a crown to gain, a life to win, or a life to lose, and all depends on your being pilgrims to the Celestial City. Are you ready? --- --- --- Dear Mr Conscience, said Gertrude, I shall be glad to go, but will not you be our guide?Here my Lady, said Mr C-, taking a small book from his pocket, here is the Guidebook; read this. Make it the man? of your counsel. It will be of itself sufficient. Let this be the light to your path, and you need fear no evil.Chap 5 "We shall not attempt to portray this rising of the morning star and the day dawn of the soul. The more faithfully this is done the less likely it is to be understood" --- --- --- "Mr Conscience came down and never was he so welcome as now. He listened patiently to all they had to say and sought with affectionate sympathy to calm Annie's fears as to the perils and trials of the way. For Annie did not scruple 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 2 Folder 50

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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