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DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1832, 1835-1839

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), 1832, 1835-1839, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

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 Perkins family, they took me under their wing and really seemed like old friends, a clever looking old gentleman, he was so polite asto take all the care of my baggage, wait upon me in changingboats & when we got into town to engage a hack and saw me & baggagesafe in. I was highly favoured through the whole journey, we had delightfulweather I was not sick: I got home as I expected Wednes. morn at 7 1/2 andnow I believe I must tell you, what I did Wednes. breakfasted, changedmy dress went out and made four calls, one at Mr Fox's, one at Mr Childsshopped on the way, went to Mr Caleb Metcalf's where I arrived about10, I chatted with her an hour, (she had been very sick with the dysenterythen I called at Mr W.Js late and borrowed a book to read at the sewing circle,looked into shops all the way back, and purchased a muslin dress, pink, green &white, but not handsome the whole dress, cutting and all, cost 2,70 well,came home and dined, went again at 1 o clock & had my measure taken for mydress, came home laid down and slept an hour, changed my dress again and wentto sewing circle, at 6 I went again to the Marlena's had my dress fitted& brought it home, then swallowed some supper and went to teacher meetingat Mr Eyers - the two next days I was so lame and tied that I couldnot move without pain, but I finished my dress and wore it Sunday.About a week ago I mentioned to Mrs. Sleeper about my dinners and aboutthe little girl from Salem coming to school; she caught at the proposal &asked me how much she should give me besides the dinners, I told her I waswilling to school the little girl for the dinners, so the next day she got me to writea letter to the girl's mother in her (Mrs Sleeper's) name to have her come, I supposeI might have got more but I am not sorry on the whole that I did not,for as she thinks she has a good bargain, she will take pains to please, andI can afford to teach a quiet little girl seven years old for my dinners 4 days& Wednesdays when I wish. I think I shall try to find another boarding placewhen A. goes out of town, - Mrs. Cook says that if all her sisters lived in town andcould take her to board she should prefer going to a strangers says sheto me, you would enjoy yourself a great deal better if you were in a larger family, &more society, she had quite a talk about it with me one day, of her own accord, forI said nothing first alluding to the subject she said young married folks are all self, and

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 3

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3092px × 3785px 67.00 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_03_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FBZZ

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