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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1851

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Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1851

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 Nov. 25th 1848 ..MiloThank you my Dear Son for your letter of 13 - 15 Nov. it afforded me considerable comfort as it induced a train of reflections which occationed heartfelt deep gratitude to God for his Goodness to me and real sorrow for my naughtiness and sin. I do not particularly rejoice at your promotion, as I feel apprehensive that you will not be able to sustain such a weight (of glory) or that the arderousness of your labors will be to much for your health in either case it might be matter of regret you know However I have been led to see how greatly I have blessed in my children in very many respects. I have very seldom when praying for my children asked for temporal blessing - yet none of them can be call'd destitute of these - and what great reason I have to bless God that they are in so good a degree rich towards Him may the Holy Spirit make them all abundantly more so I had along after I return'd from Ms. conjur'd up a great many little vexations & unhappiness (foolish & perverse was I) I felt sad & lonesome Lucy was not here Ann was going away off which was really trying - & then the little close bedroom & Smoky stove bad wood Alme so negligent & children so ragged and Albina seem'd coarse & disagreeable in voice & manner but I have got the better of it tis all pass'd away I am quite comfortable & happy. A. & her children are now all fix'd up nicely for winter She has a great many helps (present) from her neighbors her toungue is a fine instrument in her favor She has faults tho' not very great ones, after all and she really[left-hand side] Does Joseph A. work with you now what does he call his babe[top of page, upside down] Mr. Tash has a school of 60 or 70 boards them himself more than 200 attended the Teacher Institute

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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 79

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3144px × 3957px 71.22 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_79_013_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFI7

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