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 the street, uninjured, with my parasol over my head, as calm & unconcerned as you please. I could'nt help laughing. I suppose if I had been half killed I should have kept my parasol safe; and in its proper place over my head! Well, some gentleman came to the rescue, helped me in, I went after Mallie & after some deliberation we went on our way and made six calls. It bent the apletru & lost the whip. I was not injured at all, but somewhat jarred, so that my back & general feelings have not been quite so comfortable since - getting over it though - I put on one of Aunt Conant's plasters, which does me good - please tell her so I thank her for them when you write. Yesterday Mallie & I went shopping with Nelly, & over after Samuel at night. I was gone from baby three hours & a half - longer than I intended, but he did not so much as whimper once. He is just about as good as a baby can be generally - has a worrying day once in a while, but frequently sits in his[left-hand side] It was good. We were down to see Margaret again Saturday evening - she is very low - I should not be surprised at any time to hear of her death - she's[top upside down] I want you should begin immediately to make up

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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 26

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2384px × 3044px 41.56 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_013_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDYD

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