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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1851

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Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1851

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 are Farmers going to do? Taxes so high & crops cut off. Must Manufacture, Manufacture! Possibly it may prove all for the best that you were obliged to leave College, though we have all felt bad & almost blamed ourselves for suffering it so to be, notwithstanding we could not help it. It seems very necessary from present appearances & prosperity for Ann to have a school-house built, which, if done, will essentially drain the family purses, for some time. It seems rather unfortunate that such an expense should be necessary just bow, when you need funds so much. Charles saved but little wheat & that little was blasted so as to be hardly worth threshing. Oats pretty good. Write particularly as usual. You are such a good boy about it commonly. Mother pleases me, calling you her "little Isaac." I suppose it seems hard to see all her children going & growing away from her. Good bye.Mother & Lucy Nov. 7 1845 Paid 5 Mr. Isaac S. Metcalf Turner MaineNov. 8th 1845Turner Meright-hand side Beware of geese. They are oftentimes more dangerous than ganders, though the latter sometimes hiss the longest. Do you understand my meaning? Ever your affectionate Sister Lucy. Do you hear from Foxcroft often? I do not. Don't know how many scholars they have. Very full at beginning of the term. Mr. Parker has been quite sick, I hear. Injured in getting from a waggon. Do you ever write to him? & to Mr. Tash? You better. Beautiful weather last week in Oct. Warm & fine.bottom of page Joseph and Eliab are well situated; doing well, I suppose, but they will not be able to furnish much, I suppose, at present. Joseph will have to be pretty frugal in order to do what he will be obliged to do for Ann. I intended to send you a little money this fall, but Ann was obliged to take it. If I get a school this winter, perhaps I can. If Charles could only sell his Colt & Things, he could get some money. By the way, Nelly, the red colt is a large, likely, handsome creature & little Becca, Cate's youngest daughter, bids fair to be as valuable as Nelly. Seem if they might be sold. don't it? Mr. H. Sargent and his knee pretty bad. Getting better. Wolves & bears pretty thick here. Theoph. Sargent saw three in the road on Hoxie Hill. Many sheep killed.

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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 76

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3218px × 3911px 72.05 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_76_007_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFF7

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