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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 [Note: this page and next few are out of chronological order -- this page going back to her teaching days, before marriage]Aug 22. Sabbath Not very well did not attend meeting in the morning - went in the afternoon and heard a sermon from Psa 80-16. But I fear I did not profit by it. My thought were everywhere but where they should be - How angry minds & God be with me. Oh, may I repent truly and turn from my evil ways to my God. I do wish to see my sinfulness and feel it I do wish for more of the influences of the Holy Spirit and for a Spirit of ardent prayer. Aug 23. Ch for God's blessing to day without his presence I can do nothing. I need that wisdom wh. is from above wh. is profitable to direct. May God's blessings rest on my dear parents and brothers as they begin this week - I have reason to be very thankful to you for the kind ones I meet here. Dr. D. one of the physicians here comes by often to supply with all the medicine I need and seems to feel quite an interest in me and Miss Beacher's enterprise. He has left me some medicine hope it will do good.Aug 26. Mr. Knapp's people come for me at the close of school. Three ministers were there who wanted some music because they saw the melodian I did what my poor abilities enabled me to do. One was quite an old gentleman and had once been a congregationalist. He said to me the first words I ever had said to me on the subject of Baptism - very anxious indeed that I shd. examine the Bible carefully and prayerfully and he knew I would be a Baptist.Aug 28. Saturday - no school. Dr Blunt who is with Dr Daggetts both of whom have been very kind to me came up to carry me to Lockport I went and had a pleasant time - first��? from Yankee settlement since I entered it.August 29 Sabbath - been to meeting twice - forenoon text on Eccl 12,1. very good sermon. This afternoon Miss Roberts unclear with Mrs Lens to meeting I am very grateful that I came here occasionally I had only a very short time to converse with her wish I could be here longer. Oh for a closer walk with God, A calm and heavenly home, A light to shine upon the road. That leads me to the Lamb. Oh that I could do more good - May my Savior help me to do my duty to my scholars and to any Sabbath Class.Aug 31. Miss Weller come with Judge Barnett of WilmingtonSept 1. Miss W. Passed the day in school with me and left at night. She has had a billious fever and been out of school three weeks - has been ready

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

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 3670px × 2829px 59.44 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_009_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FHS5

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