Newberry Library - Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook pages, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook pages, 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 pages, 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 If a lady who receives a half ceremonious visit is sewing she ought to leave off immediately and not resume it except at the request of the visitor If they are on quite intimate terms she ought herself to request permission to continue If a person visits in an entirely ceremonious way it would be extremely impolite to work even for an instant A Lady should not conduct a gentleman farther than the door of the room when he retires It is not the practice to offer eatables to visitors It is not polite to cross the lower limbs to fold the shawl carefully instead of throwing it upon a table A lady should occupy her chair entirely and appear neither too restless nor too in moveable It is altogether out of place for her to throw her drapery around her in sitting down Custom forbids a lady to inquire after the health of gentleman unless he is ill or very aged she should inquire for the health of his family After inquiring the health of a person we should always wait for an answer

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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 1441px × 1768px 14.61 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_005_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FHRF

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