Newberry Library - Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856-1858

Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856-1858

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Open book Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856-1858

Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856-1858

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1856-1858

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 Samuel Bangor Aug. 6 1856 DunbartonBangor Aug 6th 1856Brother IsaacWe recd yours of the 2d inst last eve. were very glad to hear from you and that you were all well Since I wrote you Sunday up to 11 O'clock last night Lucy had been quite comfortable when her labor commenced and at three O'clock a daughter was born to us weighing 4 1/2? lb Lucy and the child are both better than we could have expected I think. there is a chance that the child may live. In regard to Lucy we hope that the disease upon her lungs may take a favorable turn we can tell nothing at present only that she is to day quite easy, Percie is the proudest person in the house at the accession to the family Yours S.W. Furber

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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 51

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1981px × 3119px 35.39 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_51_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FETX

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