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 thought tome that I shall not get well, but I hope I may be made willing if it is to be so - perhaps I feel too much discouraged just now. Mother may write something on the brighter side. We are feeling very anxious because we do not hear from Almeda - it is almost a fortnight since they went to Boston, & we have not heard a word. Only one letter from Elyria since Anna got home. Dear Nettie I have never thanked you for the beautiful cape or nice little apron which you so kindly sent me right in my great need, not yet for the picture so handsome & so beautifully done. It has been so admired very much, particularly the clouds. Dr. Witt admired it a long time through his closed hand. Mrs. Harlow inquired if it was prospective! Caddies has been gone home a fortnight, came back last night. We had a nice Irish girl while she

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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 42

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2092px × 3231px 38.71 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_42_007_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEK3

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