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 be a fair business. There had been considerable excitement here in the Municipal Election. The friends of the Law have been victorious, Sayward to the contrary notwithstanding. Walter Brown candidate for Alderman only defeated temperance man in the City, Uncle Natty was in town to see me last night but Lucy declares that he had his pockets full of Sheeps Eyes and really plageres her mother all she can. I will say that her mother had better refuse now so as to spare the poor man's feelings. I never not much about but that he would offer himself if he could get up his courage. He is a very bashful man. I suppose he needs a good wife but should think he would find it a very difficult matter to purchase our Sarah is no part of a housekeeper and Samuel is but a man boy, and never will be a man while he lives with his Father; if they should even be such a question in any primer as who was the greatest Meddler? Nathaniel Harlow, would forever be the answer.S.W. FurberLucy & Samuel Bangor, ME. March 10Jonesboro, April 1, 1852

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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 38

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2955px × 3723px 62.98 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FEBE

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