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

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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 and is quite interested therein. Does Wilder think as much of his thumb as ever? Baby begins to use hers in the same way. Shall we let her?Eve. Again 'the day is done' and the week also. I do so miss you in the evenings. Here all alone I sit by the little table, knitting, knitting, thinking, thinking, listening sometimes to the breathing, soft & low, of the wee ones sleeping near. Baby is as good as ever. Charlie good too. Clara has been up to night & brought me some nice pears "to last me over the Sabbath" she said. I do wish you and Anna had some of them. Libbie came up this P.M. She takes a great fancy to baby and baby seems to like her as well.Monday 29 - I went to meeting yesterday P.M. We had good preaching. Rev Mr. Dana of Oberlin. Dr. said the A.M. discourse was on Divine Sovereignty.

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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 2225px × 3467px 44.17 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_108_004_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFWT

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