Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1845

Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1845

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Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1845

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1842-1845

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 Dear brother, I fain would write you a long letter with an abundance of "Sorrys" that we could not send you things before. We intended to send them by Aron, but he came along sooner than we expected - then Charles carried them to Mr. Cutts, but finding that Mrs. Sargent as going to Bangor last week, he went down to the City & got them again, but ere he got them to Mrs. Sargent's, she was gone; so we were obliged to wait till this week. I am afraid you have needed them very much. The truth is, brother, I go to school, & what with our notable Compositions etc. etc. my time is all taken up, so that unless I stay at home; as today, I can do nothing at all. Do you see Ann often? Why don't she write, & you too. Joseph gets along nicely in school. The scholars have really taken to writing themes. I am in the 17 Section in Algebra. Almeida gets along pretty comfortably with her four men. She tells Smith she must have more than 7/b & i guess she will get more. She has three Roman Catholic Irishmen & one Englishman. A child of William Frost, about 5 years old died last week, buried Sunday. Mrs. Kimball's brother, from Bangor, Herman Horn talks some of commencing trade here soon. A fine man, I guess. What a great snow-storm we have had! Tell Ann when you see her, I will write to her as soon as I can. Charles spends his time breaking out the new road.

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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 31

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2750px × 1729px 27.24 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_31_001_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE3O

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