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 Lucy Milo Jan 16, 1853Dequoin, Feb 5, 1853Milo Jan 16 1853Dear brother & sisterIt is Sabbath day - my ink is poor and Josie plagues me badly, but forwant of better employment, I will scribble a little to you. I have been in these parts abouta fortnight at Almedas three or four days &here since. Anne came up with us staid a week and went home with Samuel. I stay tillhe comes from the woods again which will possiblybe in two or three days - when he came from Bangor a week since, he brought your letterstelling of Netties narrow escape - I don't wondershe did not feel like writing about it - I shouldthing it would be bad enough to think of it. Ithink the girl deserving of great praise for herpresence of mind. How long before you get overthe fright Nettie? Did it hurt you except theburn? If I were you Isaac, I would nail upthe trap door. The visitor at Mr. Crosby's a few weeks since - William writes as of much pleasedwith his situation, says Mr. and Mrs. Moloneyare very kind to him, Eliab started to Bostonthe same day that we came up here - so Motherand Jane were all alone till Anne went homeMother, Anne and I do have real cosy, quiet

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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 2802px × 3697px 59.31 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FECH

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