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 was my native place, then inquired my name & seemed ever so glad to see me, though we know nothing at all of each other - He is a great brown-faced, hard brearthed, sort o'lazy acting man, but improved upon acquaintance - Unusually interesting in family prayer, reminded me of Dr. DeWitt. Seemed to understand to the bottom every subject we touched upon. He happened to be at Orono visiting his wife's friends & so came down with them to Commencement. His wife died last fall - he has one little boy of two years, now at his father's.Lizzie said Albina wanted to keep those knives, but you know it would spoil my set - and I had rather keep them. If she wants some, I can get them for her, but you know her keeping those would leave me four odd ones.Mr. J. P. Thompson's lecture before the Rhetorical Society Thursday evening, was the most perfectly good that I have heard for long - His subject

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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 2032px × 3075px 35.79 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_010_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE1E

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