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Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Title Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

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 has been to Oldtown today. It has been very warm yesterday and today - but is cooler tonight since the rain. Lucy is getting Percie to sleep and E. & Maria have gone to their room & Sabra has taken sleeping little Mayo up to bed, so here I sit alone now. O how I should love to see you tonight. Lucy engaged a new girl while we were gone to Milo - Mary Hamlet - I think from Brownville. The stage brought her today. Lucy heard afterwards that she was 'light-fingered,' and she feels as if she should not keep her long. Still she is bright & active & may improve and be a good girl. Eliab is as good as can be about most things but he will be naughty some. I told him I should tell you he asked me naughty questions! Such as this How do you like Isaac? Then he'll get close up to Mallie and kiss her and ask me if you do so, and if I like to have you - and he makes my cheeks burn about every day. What would you do to him! - 'Dear Isaac, I am glad you and I have so good brothers and sisters. I do love them all, and am generally enjoying this visit. Caty has this day gone home. Lucy thought she could get along with the new girl better without her. Sabra has been not very well to day, but seems better to night. I think she will be quite well

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 106

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FFU3

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