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

Overview

Image w/ Text

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

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 in such matters you know. With regard to Angella & Everett you can answer your queries as well as I probably. I have told you than Angella & I have no concord - I don't know why I don't understand her, nor she me, I suppose. Our tastes, sentiments, feelings, were never in unison I hardly know how to answer all your questions. We expect to move to Bangor in five or six weeks. Do not know here we shall live. Have not decided on a house. Moses & Martha live at the Iron Mountain. He has taken a great contract . I don't know - Sam'l will tell you. Col. Lee lives in the old place yet. Has sold it to old "brother Bumps" of Brownville, who lives there and is to take care of Mr. & Mrs. Lee. I don't know the bargain exactly, but people think the Col. has got "bit." He and Mrs. Lee went to Calais last Summer. Mrs. Lee was quite sick at Bukesport on her return. Some naughty persons stole all his nice apples & pears during his absence, which did trouble the poor old gentleman much - he being in his dotage, you know, and setting a great store by his nice fruit. 'Tis too bad - Very thievish, ill-disposed persons are harbored in Milo. Do you know of Elijah Severance's death? Drowned himself in a small spring or puddle near his house. No cause known. Was recovering from a fever. No previous appearance of insanity - slipped out doors on a dark rainy night during a few moments absence of his watchers - place so small could only get his head & shoulders in - Immediate search was made soon as he was missed - found him in forty minutes. Dreadful, isnt it? Albina was down week before last. She grows old! How I want to see little Charlie! Don't you? & Mother too, and all the children. Albina says Mother

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 34

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2925px × 3687px 61.74 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_34_013_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE7R

Help Need help finding, searching, sharing, or downloading? Check out our help page!