Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1851

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 Cedar Grove Nov 7th 1850Dear FolksWhat for you so cruel to me, that you did not let me hear from any of you by Wednesday Mail you Almeda, surely, if none of the rest ought to know the heart of a Mother, when I left Lucy so sick how do you think I could wait a week before I hear from her. & now its after 8, we begin to think that Ann wont come today we've Strain'd our eyes looking for her. If there is n't a letter what Shall we do. 7 oclock well your letter has "arriv'd" Ive felt better on that score, but Joseph & Albina especially was very much disappointed that Ann did n't come, we also had a letter from Isaac, his place of residence at present is Manchester N.H. 2 or 3 of our last letters he had not arrived. I think, Ann, that you had better come home Monday I am inclined to think that Almeda with Jane, can do all that is necessary to do it will not be more then when I was there last summer, & the more still & quiet it is the better for Lucy, & the faster she will get along, So she can come home. If her cough continues any at all I would like to recommend to steep slowly in a coverd dish some thorough {unclear} let it be very strong take a teacup full or nearly that put in loaf sugar enough to make it a palatable Syrup & take a teasponfull or so when she needs it not refuse it if she really thinks it good for her even if it does not taste goodI said to you all only Sam'l so I guess I'll direct to him.

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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 71

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3191px × 3905px 71.34 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_71_011_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FF6X

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