Newberry Library - Furber Family: Furber, P.P. (Samuel's father), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Furber Family: Furber, P.P. (Samuel's father), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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Open book Furber, P.P. (Samuel's father), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Title Furber Family: Furber, P.P. (Samuel's father), 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 Cook stove &c we live in Warrens Lane shallput our stove in our room of his old house whichwe shall occupy as a kitchen the distance to our roomin his new house is but a few steps and it is alsoconvenient to the cellar by another door with stepsto descent to the cellar so that we shall be wellcovered through the summer, in the winter weshall have to room into closer quarters unless Iget a house of my own ready which will dependupon my success in procuring seasoned lumberAlfred is here likes Minnesota well better thanany place between here and Main has been to work with Warner, will commence work with meon Monday next. I shall commence carryingand hauling stone for a cellar and think I shalldig and store it before grain harvest.A large quantity of land is coming into marketin Aug. money here is consequently in greatdemand with for a year 25 per cent best of securityand so managed as to have no drawback forextra interest I think I may want you to sellmy demands vs Mann of that I will advise youseasonably. you may look out a chance if youcan-Weaver has been recently commissionedMaj. Genl. of the Minnesota Militia, our familyI believe all like this new situation.

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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 65

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3285px × 4300px 80.86 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FF0Y

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