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Furber Family: Furber, Mehitable ("Bell") (Samuel's sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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Title Furber Family: Furber, Mehitable ("Bell") (Samuel's sister), 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 Sunday night, Oct 6th 1850Dear Sis LucyFeeling "sort of lonesome" tonight, thought I would scribble a little to you. Somehow it seems so long for the society of brothers & sisters tonight - more than usual - I want somebody to talk to - It was rainy this morning so I did not go to meeting. Mr Strout preached Suppose there will be no preaching next Sunday unless our new minister comes about which there still seems to be some doubt. There is some talk of our boarding them if he comes, but I dont want them a bit especially his wife, we have'nt any conveinences for boarders in the first place, and then I hate to have a woman round I think I have read somewhere that one should never write anything in a letter that one was not perfectly willing for everybody to see - but I think it is a rule not often followed - at least by me - I have been very busy ever since my school closed and suppose I shall be as long as we stay here - have been preparing stocking yarn making a rug sewing rags quilting and knitting jacket. I finished mine last week - it is very pretty sets as slick as a mitten I shall knit yours this week if nothing happens, am afraid I shall not get it the right dimensions dont know at

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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 63

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3057px × 3844px 67.28 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_63_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEZ7

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