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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 as at first. I was at Mr. Parker's last week, and shall be there one or two days more. Fanny is a dear girl, one could not help loving her. We had a very pleasant walk together, last Friday, after school, went to the woods in search of May flowers. we found an abundance of leaves and buds, but no a single blossom - so we loaded ourselves with evergreen instead. It was Mrs. Frances Chase, who called here with Mrs. Parker. I think her a very pleasant lady - should suppose she had considerable energy and resolutions, - though I have hardly seem her enough to form any opinion correctly. Neither have I become much acquainted with the other Mrs. Chase. Mrs. Parker has another boarder now - a Mr. Johnson came there last week. Mr. Parker's family often speak of you, with interest. {S.S. Sabbath} I have been at meeting all day. The weather has been pleasant and a good many people were out. Since I came home, I have been thinking of those little meetings at Milo and wondering whether you had read a sermon from the National Preacher, to day. It seems you are supplying the place of a minister, now, to the interesting little band of Christians there: I am glad this opportunity is afforded, in which you may so greatly benefit yourself and others. I hope success will attend the efforts making to secure preaching this summer, and that it may prove the means of the salvation of many. Last week we received the best of intelligence, from relatives residing in Bridgewater and Westboro', Mass. In those towns, and other in the vicinity of them, God's

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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 103

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2708px × 3446px 53.43 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FFLR

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