Newberry Library - Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother) (also from Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850

Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother) (also from Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850

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Open book Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother) (also from Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850

Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother) (also from Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850

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 Tuesday P,M,I suppose that I must write a few lines to day. We were presented yesterday with a daughter whose life (like that of all) hangs by the merest thread but we feel today that we have reason to hope that that thread may grow to its usual strength Lucy is as well today as we could expect hope. what a night of anxiety, and we all ought to be thankful for so much mercy shown to us we cannot promise when we let your mother go. not this week certain. will write again by next mailIn hasteS,W,F,Sam'l has left a space for me to fill but have I have not to say much they have a first rate old competent nurse from Bangor but we both have as much as we can do I talked with Suzy Menharid? going up Friday She said she couldn't spare me She should be crazy if I did She says Dear Joseph won't suffer you as I should They will do every thing for himWhere can Ann be?A.M.M.

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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 55

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2936px × 3764px 63.27 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_55_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEVZ

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