Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metca..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metca..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metca..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1850

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 te, re, fe, te, = to refute or two wry feet, or to rough tea - either of these contain the consonants and may be take to help remember the date by afroviation. Washington born 1732 re,he, me, ne, take man? no: other sentences might be made, them are what I have thought Mr. P. M. Metcalf born 1823, le, fe, ne, me, too fine man, or two fine men; C.W. Roch 1808 le,fe, se, fe, = to feels off - you see the consonants may be doubled: I know but little about it but have heard it rather slightly spoken off by those that were good judges, do'nt believe it will be worth a dollar to you.Apr 17. 1845Lucy, Mother, Ann, Mr. Joseph M. Metcalf Foxcroft Maine[right-hand side] I expected you would have been home before now what do you do for shirt - yours are so coarse and worn that they'd disgrace you and me too. I have'nt any cloth to make any more but you ought to have some immediately if we had cloth L. could make them now as she is here & at leisure Don't kill yourself studying, it is said you know there is but a farthing, difference between those that work and those that play and those that play get it Mr. H. Sargent write by him if you can if 'tis ever so little & I do hope you have got something to wear on your neck that you had was so horrid July - you certainly must be more particular about your dress what are you going to do when school is done write to Eliab he earned away 18,00 likely as not he has spent it all for dress before now

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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 43

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3118px × 3790px 67.65 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_43_003_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEKF

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