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 but I fear it is not wise. I am afraid your health will suffer afterwards for remaining through the hot weather, and I always thought - Isaac himself said - that one must come from there east, in order to avoid the ague. Albina is almost in a despairing state, and it is hard. I don't think she feels any worse than I should - I dare not really express an opinion because men know so much better than we women about such things, but I fear Cholera and ague for you both. I don't love to have you come away and leave Isaac alone and I don't love to have you stay! I fear it will be a much longer time then Isaac expected before he is fairly through. Albina teases Mother and I to write & urge you to come right home, but I don't know whether I ought to or not. Dr. E. Will was dreadfully incensed against the flies and "skeeters" up country - he is nervous and they made him fidgety. I would write you about

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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 40

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FEFP

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