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 Lucy May 22nd 55 Bangor - May 22 - 1855Dear MotherI am afraid you think I have been rather remiss about writing lately, but there has not seemed to be anything to write. Isaac and I have been gardening more or less every day - By his kind assistance, my posey garden shines unwontedly. I like ever so much comfort working out there & I believe grow strong daily. Percie is out as much as half the time when it is pleasant, - his cheecks are growing delightfully hard and rosey as well as his skin getting to be a fine brown - he tans very easy. He is taking to Lizzie finally, though nobody is quite equal to Mamma yet. Lizzie is more womanly than when here before, & of course two years ought to make some difference[left-hand side and top] send my special requests as apologies through Mr. Sargent's people, to Alice because what I gave her for a lily was only a tulip. I thought they were lilacs while all the while they were not out of the ground. Don't fail to mention it for I know she'll think strange. In haste. good bye- most night.? Lovingly daughter Lucy.

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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 27

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2039px × 3053px 35.65 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_006_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE11

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