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 anticipated much to assistance in our way through this "vale of tears." How different the situation of all with but few exceptions from what they might perhaps have good reason to have thought it would have been a few years since. But there is one Foundation on which we may build our hopes of present and eternal happiness which will never be removed, the Rock of Ages, Let us build on that Rock make a wise improvement of our present privilages and be happy to day. He who looks to the future to find the means of happiness will always be miserable. I've enough to make me happy today. S.W. Furber[upside down] and marry Mary - they used to like each other. He liked her and I know she liked him." I think so far as I can judge, they are a fine family, those Towers. I wrote to Mary last week. You know Rebecca married Edward Treat of Enfield, do you and Lissie has recently become Mrs. Charles Woodbury? The last mentioned board at Mr. Cochran's. Now I will stop - leaving you to make your own conclusions. I wrote to cousin Marie last week, directing to Northfield - will she get it? Her letter directs to Hampden, has been forwarded. I don't know what to think about Joseph. He seems to think he does not get any better. We hope he does. I cannot think but that he will get well of his lameness. But I don't like his taking so much pison, Stricnine, Calomel, Digitalis etc. Mother wrote a good long letter to you not long before wrote last, which, it seems you have not received. I'm sorry. How I wish you could come home while Josie is here, if you are coming this spring. T'would make him so happy. I never knew Samuel to have the "blues" really, but it is sorry business living round as we do this winter. I do hope it won't be best for him to scale another winter. Errata. Mr. Bartlett's name is not Julius

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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 35

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2841px × 3636px 59.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_35_003_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE8I

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