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 We sympathize deeply with Isaac's big toe! He ought to be more careful. I am glad you are going to walk there fine spring mornings - it will do you both good. Percie talks a great l more than when you went away - will say the whole of "Now I lay me," after me, quite respectably - begins to put words together. When we are going away, he begins to kiss us half an hour beforehand, and cries if his father forgets to kiss him before he goes out. The great trouble with him is he is so whining and babyish. I wish he was as manly as Mayo. He says Mayo pretty well. I ask him where Mayo is - he says "Mi." and then goes on to say "Ma- ma-ma" (grandmother) "Nenny" and tries to say Isaac. Samuel has got him a little rocking chair. I think Josie has the right of it in regard to Mary's being a man! Did I tell you that Prof. Shepard called while I was at Mallie's the other day - I was very sorry not to see him. Mr. Wallace, the Scotchman, preacher last sabbath forenoon.I have had another letter from Mrs. Whittelsey. She & the publisher do not agree about the money I sent. Mrs. Harlow has got the

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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 1935px × 3063px 33.95 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FE0E

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