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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 July 28 Brother H. still sick. If it is God's will I do hope his life will be spared. He hopes he is a Christian. When I came home from school one night last week, he called me to him, and said Nettie you must pray for me. I told him I did. He said "I mean to be a Christian. I am determined to be for Christ" I told him how glad it made me and that I hoped he would always feel so. He said if I do this sickness will be a blessing it will not be for naught. O Savior- make him truly New?. How can we praise God enough for the evidence we have that he is truly revived. God alone has done it and to his glorious name be all the praise forever. Aug. 11 - Since I have written Brother H. has been very, very sick. For several days we relinquished all hope of his

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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 3337px × 4068px 77.71 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_019_076.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FI0Z

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