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 buches" we call the common name - do you? The other I should think was very pretty, but cannot tell so well never having seen the flower. We have a cunning little flower here which we call "forget me not", a specimen of which I will send if I can get one. I will forward the darlings to Anna the first time I write. How we should both love to help you enjoy your 'roses and posies", especially the little prairie flowers. Your suckers are fully equal to the Pennsylvanians Eliab wrote about, the "broad faced dutchman and their broader footed daughters" - Instead of "are you going", they say, "Is it that you be to go?' I cannot help feeling glad that he did not purchase there - if he had done so, perhaps he and Samuel too might some day have moved there, and I do love dear, blessed New England too well ever to wish to leave it.The new church is nearly completed - It is expected that it will be ready to dedicate the last of this month. All the pews are cushioned alike - fresco painting; said to be very beautiful. I hope to see for myself some day. ThereWritten across the top, upside down:I think you, especially, need the sabbath for rest. Do be careful of your health as the hot weather comes on, both of you & write often to your affectionate sister Lucy

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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 2556px × 3266px 47.80 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_39_008_005.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEDA

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