Newberry Library - Furber Family: Furber, Olive (Samuel's sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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

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Title Furber Family: Furber, Olive (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 what if I should be trusting is a false hope: Pray for me, that I may not beleft to the wishes of Satan, but may scorch my heart and know whether I haveyielded it entirely to God.I went over to Olive's yesterday and spent theday-wish you could have been with us-she has everything comfortableand a very kind husband - it seemed so pleasant to sit down by then chestnutfireplace when it came evening and have him read to us while we scared - thebabies were fast asleep so there was nothing to interrupt us - Little Hellenis a darling child - she was two years old last Saturday - I wish you could seeher she says "Aunt Bell" and "Uncle Dodolo" - We are in hopes to moveover to Theodore's in two or three weeks as father has perhaps told you.I am anxious to go it will be much for comfortable and I thinkthe evenings will be more pleasant - they are very dull here - sittingdown in this dark gloomy cabin usually with a thick cloud oftobacco smoke almost choking me - but I will try and be patientand hope for better things when we got our new house. I don't knowwhen that will be if John should have a stiff arm I don't knowwhether he can work on a farm too much advantage, shouldthink he could attend to some other business better. Father needs tohave some of the care taken from him he has grown so childishI never saw one fail so fast as he has since last spring. I know it was too much of an undertaking for him to come here. but Isuppose he would not like to admit it - I think sometimes thathe had better rent his farm and not try to do so much that is if John is not able to work but I don't know what he will thinkof it. I wish you were here to advise him - I always think that youradvice is right - but perhaps I am a little partial - Well I shall want towrite some more often Joh gets back so good by today.Wednesday PM John got home this morning - the Dr thinks his arm will alwaysbe some stiff but may get so that he can use it considerable - he toldhim to shower it twice a day in tepid water and rub it in warmwhisky and volatile linement says, the condiles of elbow are injuredI don't know what they are but had quite a snow storm last nightbut it has most all melted today - Everybody is driving business it a great[right hand side]rate now, pulling turnips and housing them, they are afraid the ground will shut up early. I have seen but one fire on the prairie,t'was not so much of a sight as I expected to see[upside down at top and left-hand side] Lucy, don't work the book-mark, till your eyes get well. I inquired about it because I thought perhaps you had sent it and the letter was lost. I suppose Samuel dont get the Californian fever any, does he? a great many seem to be going from your vicinity. Wouldn't you like to come to some of our sings? Olive wants us all to come over there some of these moonlight evenings to sing. dont know whether we will get started we have a family choir with the exception of Mr. Watson a tenor singer. I dont feel so lonesome today as I did yesterday because the sun shines. I have been mending trousers today. I dont love to do it a bit. I can mend anything else with a good will. when are you coming to make us the promised visit? next year? Well good by Sister Bell.

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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 64

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2807px × 3467px 55.72 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_64_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEZL

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