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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf and E.A.R. Rich), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1841

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf and E.A.R. Rich), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1841

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf and E.A.R. Rich), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1841

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1841

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 Dear LucyI suppose P & A are gone so you will get all the letters this time. I found the boat very crowded, and the sleeping accommodations so poor that I chose to stay on deck as long as there was any lady to stay with me but at last I went down into the cabin and succeeded in finding a place to lay my head though without any pillow: I slept pretty well, however and rose early enough to see the entrance into Portland, but soon I had to go below again with the sick headache; I was not sick; Indeed the sea was so very calm that hardly any one was sick. I had rather a dull day of it being obliged to lie down most all of the time till evening, but then we had a very pleasant time it was bright moonlight and the passage from Bucksport to Bangor you know is interesting. I found C waiting for me and without stopping we rode out to Moses by moonlight, arrived there at ten o'clock, found them all abed. Started next morning at six arrived home about noon. Found the folks well, but wondering greatly at the delay of a day in our coming. Mothers health is quite good now: little Olive helps a great deal, I verily believe she does more work than you do. She is very good natured & tries to please. Your posy patch exceeds my very highest expectations. I have gathered a nosegay almost every day of about twenty different kinds-under the window are the scarlet bean and sweet pea, and the two gorgeous marigold and chrysanthemums and several others one in full bloom. Charles is very busy about his harvesting & the boys have to work very hard. Eliab cut his hand pretty badly yesterday. Ann's geranium is alive but it got a real shaking she almost wishes she had leftMother & Ann Sept. 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 70

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3016px × 3824px 66.03 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_70_002_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FF68

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