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Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

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Open book Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

Title Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1843

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 months past has been the recent Election. But now it is cooled down very much. Politicians have little to say - having "said out". It was an Election of more importance than any previous, in which every energy was exerted, and the result you probably know. Millerism has not made much advance in this village. we had one - Lecturer here in the winter who lectured four to five times, having full houses at first, but grew thinner towards the last, most attending out of mere curiosity. I guess you will think this is rather a disconnected letter, as it is now more than a week since the commencement of it, some one coming in, I was obliged to leave my writing unfinished. Charles had a letter from Cousin Josiah, a few days since, informing us of the death of his mother. She has gone to the land whence no traveler returns, where this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. The last letter that he wrote to us early in the spring, they were in hopes, that the coming warm weather would be beneficial to her and that she would be more comfortable but it was ordered otherwise, and her spirit has returned to the God who gave it. He writes, that calmly, and with but few struggles, she passed the great change, which awaits all mortals. May 19th at the past 2 o'clock. Prescott's health has been rather poor for some time past, being troubled with a cough

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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 47

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2983px × 3680px 62.85 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FEQ3

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