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 Testament and Psalms bound together -very large print. He had letters from you, Ann, Mr. Dole, and a most excellent one from Mr. Dole's sister (who has been long out of health) while I was there. Mr. Dole has left Exeter and returned home for his health. I have just thought of the reason why I did not answer your letter before I went to Milo. The week previous was Commencement you know. Besides attending a part of the exercises, I had company all the week from Mond. till Sat. night. Mond. afternoon Mehitable and Julia Hartwell came to attend Com. staid till Friday. Thursday Charles Harlow happened in to dinner - about 9 in the evening Eliab and Josiah Ricker came to pass the night - staid to breakfast - Friday and sat. Mrs. Capt. Stevenson (who boarded here in the spring) was here. Then early Monday morning I took the stage to Milo. Have bee very busy since I came back. Mond. washed & churned, yesterday baked cleaned house and went shopping for the Milo folks. Mrs. Thaxter, and Charles Harlow, pest that he is, called. I have not the least doubt he is deranged. He appears more and more like it. I do wish he would keep away -how can I make him? His cold, clammy hand makes me think of "Uriah Heap" in "Copperfield" By the way, when you get the rest of that, do not fail to send it on some how or other. I want to see the end there of. Ann will doubtless come home next month unless something new takes place. I think I wrote you that Hannah Moore had gone to Hartford preparatory to going West as a teacher. At Joseph's request, I bought

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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 36

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2956px × 3723px 63.01 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_36_012_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE9B

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