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 26th Storms, and I don't go to sewing circle. Am not sorry, for I took cold yesterday I don't feel very smart. Mrs. Crosby called down here this morning - first time she has been out - rather feeble yet. Jane recites right off, with very little hesitation all the Catechism but the last twelve questions. - soon have it all. I think her catechism Bible readings and all make her think about being a christian. Feels sometimes as if she would go right off and be a christian, and then she don't know how" I think she does try hard lately to do right and just as I ant to have her. I want a letter from some of you. Why don't you write? I wish, if you think of it, when Isaac comes back, you would send me one set of Montgomery's works. Margaret wants to read the "Wanderer of Switzerland." I intended to have got it when I was there. We have got most half through Cheever's Lectures. Like it much. Will Almeda lend me the other Volume of Bunyan, and I will send them both home by the first opportunity., as also his Manual of Peace, which I intended to have returned before now. I am getting through the "Interior Life" - Think it very good book. I think there is no danger of our being too perfect, and I really cannot find as that advocates any more perfection or holiness than the Bible requires. The more I read that, the more I read the Bible, and the longer I love, the more I feel that I ought to try constantly to be holy. - if 'tis right to do right at all, why not to do perfectly right - that is, to try. Yet it does seem as though so much heart evil, as well as outward wrong, could never be subdued, and "brought into subjection." "Thy grace is sufficient for thee" is certainly a strengthening promise. I don't know as I've anything more to write. Samuel is going to Bangor - my sheet is about full, worthless as it is, and I'll send it along, hoping he will bring back one from Milo when he come. Good bye all, Lucy. Jonathan

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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 23

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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