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

Overview

Image w/ Text

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

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 malicious and witty persons could devise, have been in every body's mouth. As an instance, the story is gravely repeated that when his last wife died, some one came to ask him where a board should be found to lay her out on, to which he replied, "You go into the granary, and go right up stairs, turn to the right, &c. &c. and right up overhead you will find one that I keep on purpose." It is added moreover that the present Mrs. Harlow has burned up the board since she came there! It seems to be conceded on all sides that Uncle Natty can't have another wife, that this one will outlive him, though the High school boys have selected a sixth, I believe - but I have no business to pen down so much idle talk.The Mercantile Association are having some fine lectures. Dr. Gannett from Boston - Dr. Channing's colleague and successor, lectured last friday evening on conversation - very interesting & good, and again tomorrow on N. Eng. ideas and institutions - How I should love to hear him. Dr. Cheever and Prof. Hitchcock have given

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 39

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2504px × 3308px 47.43 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_39_002_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FECM

Help Need help finding, searching, sharing, or downloading? Check out our help page!