Newberry Library - Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to "Brother" (unidentified), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856

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Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to "Brother" (unidentified), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1856

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 now myself feel like urging them to come. Mr Obed Goes? formerly of Milo, whose wife is now at St Albans and is represented as being a good housekeeper, wishes to have her come and keep house for us and to take him for a boarder (he is a clerk for J.A. White) we did think that this might be a good arrangement, but your mother now thinks that she and Lizzy could keep house this winter by having the washing done. This would be the most pleasant for us all, but I am almost fearful to try it lest your mother be over taxed and wearied. I know not hardly what to do. Eliab thinks I had better sell my place and board with him but I do not quite feel as though I ought to or could. If it could be as well for you (which I suppose it cannot be) how glad we would be to have Nettie and Wilder come and live with us this winter and as much longer as it would be best for your

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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 57

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2503px × 3121px 44.73 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_57_001_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEW8

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