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 Bangor June 24 1852 Bangor June 14 - 1852.Dear Mother You have been gone about a day so I suppose it is time for me to commence a letter to you. You know when anybody goes away from anywhere, there is always something (some time a series of things) happens more wonderful than usual that makes anybody wish anybody had staid a day longer. Well, we passed a quiet day yesterday, after our usual fashion - about tea time who should appear to us but Rev. Mr. Partridge, his wife and baby, to stay all night. They had been to tea. We received them graciously. Lucy and Jane trimmed round like women, prepared the "go to meetin' chamber," got things ready for breakfast etc. We had baked veal for dinner yesterday and some slices cold for breakfast with warm potatoes, bread & butter, & doughnuts, all ready by 1/2 past sic this morning. They went out in the Boston at 11 this A.M. Samuel gave Mrs. P. $5.00 as a parting present! I guess they feel poor.P.M. Well, yesterday afternoon Lucy ironed all but the starched clothes. Those I have done this forenoon. So our ironing for the week is done. Lucy went to school this morning, but soon returned - no school today & perhaps not tomorrow - Miss Call's cousin[left-hand side] If you would only write everything to me as I do to you!

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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 25

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3004px × 3710px 63.80 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_25_004_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDVC

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