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Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

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Open book Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook (wife). Scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Title Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1838

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 Sabbath Feb. 18. I have lived to see another Sabbath and to enjoy its blessed privileges; but O! how now I improve them - truly my heart is deceit-ful above all things and desperately wicked. Nothing but the blood of Christ can cleanse it. God grant me a spirit of fervent prayer that I may be more devoted to his blessed service. O that I could see my sins in their true light, and repent of them in dust and ashes. I am daily adding to the dark catalogue. When shall I do my duty to my god and to my fellow beings, when will my example be what it ought, and my life be devoted to God's service. When will this wicked heart no longer lead me astray!Feb. 22. The day of prayers for Colleges quite a full meeting at the vestry. O! may god's Spirit descend in answer to the prayers of his people and convert many of those young men who are being educated in our Seminaries, and make them heralds of salvation to perishing souls.Feb. 24. Sab. Intelligence reached us this morning of the sudden death of Sarah Wingate at South Hadley. Her father having

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 5 Folder 128

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3306px × 4063px 76.89 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_019_032.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FHUJ

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