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Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Open book Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Title Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

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 street to go there, we walked through the State house yard and, as there was no crowd, we walked almost up to the speaker's stand in front of the Entrance and saw Steven A. Douglas, face to face. He was having a public reception. Arrived in the train at half past three from Vermont, where he had been visiting the scenes of his childhood. I think he must have felt rather badly. Many wonder at his coming to Concord. The Democratic Party is split in twain, at least, there by Pierce coming out so decidedly for Breckenridge. Some of the leading Democrats managed to be out of the way that day. Several started that day or the preceding on a journey, with their families. The streets were profusely decorated with flags & streamers. A professional decorator from Boston was hired to be there. But the Lincoln & Hamlin Flags until noon, exceeded in No. the Douglas ones, and I do not know but they did all day. At any rate they were about

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 109

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2189px × 3582px 44.90 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_109_005_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFXM

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