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Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

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Open book Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1857-1858

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 met My Lord and Lady Dickinson Colonel and Mrs Proudfitt, Lord Shallbeso and Bishop Highhandry. The family of Thurnupnoses. Farther than this I have not read. It's a very amusing if not an instruction book. If you haven't it at Elyria I will some time send you some extracts from itChapter 1 "As the newcomer drew near, stealthily, to the circle, he was first seen by Frank, who, rising, stretched out his hand as he spoke: "Ah my old friend Conscience! What brings you here? But first let me present you to my sweet wife, Gertrude. And here too are Oliver and his wife. You see we have followed your advice and in doing so have given hostages to society for our good behavior." And now asked Frank, I am curious to what has brought you here at this time? Have you any very libelous charge against us to our wives? You may as well tell all for I know you have an errand of some sort" "My young friends, replied the old

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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 50

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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