Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1851

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 Oct. 14th J.M. he - says that your Dock root is probably not the right kind that usually grows in the edge of water. Charles wheat has been threshed = 16 bushels he has sold a cow for 15, & a little Heifer for 11, cash down & no grumbling. Almeda has lost her valued yearling Heifer suppose it is gone off with some drove to Brighton. Mr. Henry B. Sargent has swapped farms with a man called Caton and intends to move as soon as the ground freezes onto the farm at the Corner South of Abner Hoxies where Wm. Ferrer & Elder Lord live. Jeanette Hasket has been married to Walter Starkvant her Father has bought him a farm in Dover & moved onto it. Mr. Lee means to move to Brownville this week. Joseph L. Sargent has got a son. Mr. Hartnett is sick yours of Sept. 30 was doubtless received. I am greatly enraged about the schooner Brandywine & I am afraid you have poor security for her comings from now to the first of Jan. a Capt. Seems to be a highly important appendage to a Vessel. If a suitable and satisfactory one is not provided for the Senator. Lansil the Cooper on Broad Street being extensively acquainted with Seafaring men, is a good man to enquire of towards finding one. So is Joseph Bryant Esq. the Lansils are a very large & smart family. Several Several of them among the smartest of coasting Captains & the youngest ones are doubtless to acquire renown in the same way. I did not know that Romulus Haskins was Deacon, how scandalously you misspell Superb, in speaking of your squashes - "Serpent " - yarr! I'll do what I can to send some of them down there[left-hand side] Send Albina's things by Ann if convenient. If there is money enough she wants you should get cord & tassels for her curtains in the Sitting Room - like mine.

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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 71

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3165px × 3912px 70.88 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_71_013_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FF76

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