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 bout the house for Percie to catch her, has a very winning, pretty way with her, and so good & sensible. I should love to tell you some of the nice things Mr. P. says about Mrs. Harlow - He reminds me much of Joseph in his dry wit - He says, "I'm afraid of Mrs. Harlow." He says she will crowd just as hard as it will do on Mr. Harlow, to accomplish some purpose of her own, making him think it is solely for his happiness & well-being, is exceedingly shrewd to see just how far it will do do go, and if she finds it can't go, "she will back out the handsomest of anything that ever I saw." I hope you take good care of Mother's precious tomatoes &c. I do think you ought to go up & see Almeda again. We have tomatoes as large as a hen's egg. Mrs. Shepherd sent ever so much love to everybody, Mother in particular. Ellen has decided to wait &

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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 2139px × 3177px 38.92 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_41_013_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEIL

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