Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1846-1856

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 frequently says Mayo has gone to Gertie, sometimes to Dunbarton - Has almost all his play arranged as if Mayo was with him - says "here's my team and Mayo is coming behind me with a load of wood" &c. Eliab sent Mr. Chapman up for me the other day - After I went away, Percie said, in his hesitating way, "When - my - fever - turns home - I - will - tell - my fever - that - my - Mother - went away - with - a man". I thought if I was to be reported in that way, I might as well "fess" at once, so I wrote immediately to Sam'l. Today he saw somebody coming up the street and said "There's my waf," meaning "wife". Have had a letter from Milo; they know nothing of the bundle, except that it was left at the P.O. & the P.M. says he sent it. I am so sorry the little pink apron was left - had I not better send a bundle by express - that, the aprons for babies, rubbers &c? I have spoken a velvet bonnet just to my liking - plain, with a fold over the top & a

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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 41

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2051px × 3257px 38.26 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FEJ2

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