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

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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 Aug 31 1852Very dear brother & sisterIt is next morning after you went away, just after breakfast. Before I proceed to farther business I will sit me down and lay a few words to you.We feel very anxious to hear from you, it was so stormy yesterday. Eliab thinks you must have taken the stage for he was at the wharf half and hour before the boat left and did not see you. He has a pretty hard night with poor Cousin. He went to bed and slept all the forenoon. It was so very rainy that two of Mr. Tibbet's men came in and dined with us. Samuel did not go to the mill all day. At night, who should appear to my astonished view but Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Swazey on their way from Bucksford to Milo. They started this in the rain because Mr. Lee was sick and had written for them. They have just gone in the Corinth stage. I feel quite weary with the

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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 2521px × 3267px 47.16 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FEC1

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