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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 I think our tomatoes need trimming. They ripen very slowly indeed. Charley is a very good boy indeed. He calls Wilder & papa regularly every morning and when we have cake at night wants one put on the shelf for Wilder. Mrs. Mussey has sent for met to go and make a call with her. Now I must go away & get ready.Eve. Well I really did do quite and afternoon work after half past four. I hesitated about going, I felt so tired when Mrs. Mussey sent over, but I laid down & went to sleep and awakened and dressed and started. We called on Mr. & Mrs. Catlin and had a very pleasant call. Then on Mrs. Washburn & Mrs. Vincent. Then I went into the Tin Shop to ask one of them to come to sodder the cans for peaches & on the way home we called on Mrs. Richards, the sister of Mrs. Simons. Mrs. Vincent had

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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 108

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2213px × 3482px 44.13 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_108_005_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFWX

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