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 them all or mainly all, according to the directions you gave. Ann writes that there is great complaint about people of the West not receiving letters from their eastern friends while friends on the East receive regularly all that are written. What is the reason? I have written a vast deal of news at different times in my letters, which will probably nearly all be lost to you as you did not get the letters and I have forgotten which it was now! We have written about the great fire which burnt the whole corner between Exchange and Harlow Streets, from East Market Square to the Universalist Church. The city have purchased the burnt district for $19.000, intending to ter-race and turf it, and adorn it with goodly trees and shrubs to beautify and render health the city. Many think it a foolish plan. We went to Mount Hope the other day, Samuel has engaged a man to grade and turf our lot and next spring we hope to have some more trees out there. It has been said that willows would not grow well there, but many have tried them recently and find they thrive well. The stones you selected in Boston have come. I was getting along wonderfully gaining very fast four or five weeks ago, but have relapsed with the same old state pretty much. I do manage to get about the house on my feet however, just what is necessary. Samuel went this morning to see Dr Rich. I expect him today to see what can be

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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 37

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2950px × 3737px 63.11 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FEA0

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