Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838-1840

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838-1840

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838-1840

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1838-1840

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 I feel really troubled that it is so long that you have not had a letter from home I did not intend it should be so - but we have been expecting every week that C. would go in a few days to Bangor we had an opportunity to send the Bundle by Mr Hobbs but in such haste that we had not time to put in a letter - it containd and old thin coat a pair of mixt kerrymore pantaloons one shirt Deep Blue vest & pr of white woolen stockings for Mr H I suppose you have got them before nowI want very much to know how you make out at composition I am sure you need not shrink from the task for I know you have the ability to do well at it if you can only get courage to try - You an certainly write a good letter when you try & I suppose you might write Com in that form if you choose - I want very much to hear whether Mrs P. is beingMother Milo June. 1839Bangor June 1839

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 3 Folder 74

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3080px × 5015px 88.42 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_74_003_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FF87

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