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 Bangor Feb 7th 1853Brother IsaacA long time I have been proposingto write to you and to answer some of your interrogations.You wish to know of my woods operations, we (Bourdeau & Co.)have them 4 ox and them 6 ox teams at work aroundMillinokett take on townships No 2 Pi> No 1&2 R8 W,E,L, Stateabout 10 miles S.E from Katahdin 3 of our teams are haulingnorway fir logs, 2 Saplin pine, 1 Old pine, we have a goodchance for putting in many logs. The month of Jan has been the bestmonth for logging I ever knew, we have had no snow for six weeks, we are now in the midst ( or I rather hope in the latter part)of a big thaw, which has now lasted some five days, the snowhas all left here. The streets very muddy and everything looksbad, but we are looking for a change toknight on the strength ofthe Morn's influence, is that wise or foolish? I had quite an affairin getting into the woods a few trips since. I was going over a peiceof meadow an arm of Umbagog Lake which was flowedwhen the Lake froze up. afterword the water fell some two feet andthis was left on the ground except upon a small spring brookcame into the meadow over which the ice grew rotten and brokeunder my horse and let him into the brook when there was teninches of water and ten feet of mud so soft that my colt sunk,down over his back, I went into the woods found a sled andbroke up the ice and jumped my colt ashore some 2 or 3 rods it wasa much worse place, to get into than the Lake would have been. a course in Salem, Chelsea, Foxcroft. How I wanted to go andhear it, but I solace myself instead by writing a bit to you - you are both very good to write so please continue - to closemothers bookmark is a perfect beauty. I never seenone so handsome. She will write soon. Lizzie is spendinga few days here. I must not write longer tonight. With much love.Sister Lucy. Remember me to William Crosby.

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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 39

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3057px × 3725px 65.19 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_39_003_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FECP

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