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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 Deficient in natural abilities or have so little command over yourself that you spend the time that you ought to devote to deep study in reading novels or in amusing yourself some other way. If all or any of these things are true, I am afraid you have "lost your role" that you are wandering upon the dark mountains if so go back my Son - Seek it again - intreat for a guide to conduct you all the way through. But my Son I hope & expect better things of you that you are with humble diligence (trusting in him who careth for you) seeking to gratify yourself to be eminently useful and honest? to yourself and friend & an instrument in the hand of God of doing great good to mankind however small you may be at present, there can be no harm in setting your standard high - I would earn and merit a good name & try to get above the fear of Man "cease from man, from fearing him or trusting in him."You are apt to think too much of it if from bashfulness or any other cause you fail of having the approbation of others. I have been thinking over and come to the conclusion that altho' we as a family have more real refinement than most others - yet we have (the appearance at least of a lack of good breeding and acquaintance with refin'd society which has been a great disadvantage & to you particularly as much so perhaps as the lack of the "dollar" - and as some small remedy I advise whatever the difference in cost that you procure a boarding place the ensuing year in some really genteel respectable religious family. But after all I fear it will be like so many other advantages beyond your reach for the want of XX10thSeriously how would it do to quit there and go to Amherst if the means could be procur'd - Now I think I could perhaps induce your Uncle Joseph Stevens to lend you all the money necessary for your years expenses. If we could show him that he could have "good & sufficient, security - I am confident that he could do it. Perhaps Mrs Child would if I should ask her and I could make up my mind to ask her but it would effect begging but what matter if we could but get it.

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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 77

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3181px × 3985px 72.57 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_77_005_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFG5

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