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Two of three weeks ago, his highness Mr. Littlefield conceived it his duty to leave his ownspecial charge, and visit my humble scene of labours, he came in, a quarter before elevenat my request heard a class passe, then during the space of an hours by my watch, he lectured my scholars, using great plainness of speech' reminding them of all theirmisdoings both actual and possible, telling them over and over, what they must do inorder to get into Mr. Littlefields' school, inviting them to come in, a class at a time,into his school, to see how orderly, studious, still and well arranged it was; myscholars were very still, and perfectly attentive, though his speech was so long; whenhe returned to his own school he told them he had been absent so long becausehe was needed more than with them, that he found my scholars behaving ratherbadly, so he stayed to talk to them; this I heard from Mary Bartlett our boarderand his scholar 16 years old; she said his school carried on, bad enough while hewas gone Lorraine M. getting into the desk and mimicking him &c. I can't conceivewhy he should say so, and to his scholars too, except his notorious habit and policy ofcarrying it in the light to his scholars, that their school is considerably better inevery respect than any other. I thought his conduct almost an imposition - Mr.Walker laughed about it said he should like to quiz him a little in the paper, for leavinghis own school to inspect and lecture others, proposing his own as a model. -He teaches a class in French this term though it is not according to the wishes ofthe committee to have any but common branches taught there, he addresses his classon all occasions as Mademoiselle this, or that - bah!Tues 1st - I will relate a little school occurrence for Lucy's gratification, lastFriday night I kept Susan Bounds after school to talk to her for disorderlyconduct after reasoning, threatening &c. I dismissed her, - in goingout, she muttered something which I did not hear, I called her back, butshe marched straight on, I sent a girl to speak to her to come back, shesaid she did not care what Miss Rich said, and went on; - the nextmorning I called her up in order to punish her when she said, 'Mothertold me if you ferruled me, to bring your books home', I told her to takeher books home and not come anymore, and wrote a note to herMother that I should consider her no longer member of the school,which I sent by another girl; Mond, morn Susan came again accompanied by her grown up sister who said she was sorry Susan had behaved sobad and wanted me to take her again; I told her that if her Motherreally sent the word that was brought me I should decline receiving heragain for that I considered myself the proper judge whether one of my scholarsdeserves punishment, and that her mother had chosen such a want of competencein me that I though she would be better satisfied to send her to some otherschool, she rather disclaimed her mother of having sent me the word, and urged me to
Title
DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840-1846
Creator
Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898
Date
1840-1846
Place
United States
Subjects
Bowdoin College
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Brothers and sisters
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DuQuoin Coal Company
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
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Summary
Correspondence, writings, diaries, and journals documenting family and rural life, as well as early business correspondence and records, and a few photographs, all pertaining to Isaac Stevens Metcalf and the Metcalf, Furber, and Putnam families. Family correspondence was used to keep all of the branches of the family in touch with each other when family members moved away. There are many instances where multiple family members wrote on one letter to one or more other family members, and some people even wrote "family letters" that were intended to be shared amongst parents, siblings, and the like. Topics of family correspondence tend to be related to religion, daily activities on the farm, weather, and the news of friends and relatives (births, deaths, sicknesses, etc.) Business records of Metcalf's pertain to land ownership, railroad engineering and construction, and running a coal mining business. The mid-19th century business records also document tax payments and some reports including labor and payroll expenses. There are a few drawings and sketches from Metcalf's tenure as division engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad. The first accession of these family papers was a donation of the letters between Charles W. and Albina Rich, given by Grace Leadingham, Charles Rich's granddaughter. This gift was facilitated by Keyes D. Metcalf, 17th child of Isaac Stevens Metcalf.
Biographical/Historical Note
Railroad engineer, farmer, and businessman of Maine, Ohio, and Illinois during the second half of the 19th century. Isaac Stevens Metcalf was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, on Jan. 29, 1822. His father, Isaac Metcalf, had married Lucy Heywood in 1810; she died childless in 1820. In March 1821 he married Anna Mayo Stevens Rich, the widow of Charles Rich, by whom she had had three children (named Charles, Elizabeth Anna, and Almeida). Isaac was born to Metcalf and Rich, followed by Joseph, Lucy, and Eliab. Isaac Metcalf (father) died in Boston in 1830, and the family relocated to Milo, Maine, where half-brother Charles had purchased a farm. Isaac Stevens Metcalf lived there with his mother and siblings, preparing for college and working on the farm until he entered Bowdoin College as a sophomore in 1844. He graduated there in 1847, having taught school while studying engineering. He surveyed and built railroads in New England until the spring of 1850, when he became a division engineer on the southern section (near Centralia, IL) of the Illinois Central Railroad. Metcalf worked closely with the Chief Engineer, Roswell B. Mason. Metcalf remained on the job until the line was completed to Cairo, IL, in 1855. While in central Illinois, Metcalf purchased land and with his partner Chester A. Keyes laid out the railroad town of Du Quoin, which was officially dedicated on Sept. 20, 1853. On Jul. 5, 1852, he married Antoinette ("Nettie") Brigham Putnam, the daughter of prominent New Hampshire minister John Milton Putnam. The couple had twelve children, three of whom died young. They settled in Elyria, Ohio, in Nov. 1856, to be near Metcalf's half sister, Elizabeth Ann (also known as Ann Elizabeth), and more family joined them within the next ten years. Metcalf and family lived in Elyria for over 41 years, farming and running a flour mill while Isaac Stevens Metcalf maintained business interests in Du Quoin, Illinois (real estate and coal mining). Antoinette died Aug. 14, 1875, and three years later Metcalf married Harriet Howes. That couple had six boys. Harriet Howes died of pneumonia Dec. 7, 1894, and Isaac Stevens Metcalf died Feb. 19, 1898, age 76. A more complete Metcalf genealogy family, focusing on the children of Isaac Stevens Metcalf, is available in the Special Collections Department information files. The genealogy was compiled by Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 17th child of Isaac Stevens Metcalf.
Extent
10.8 linear feet (20 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Format
Business records
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Correspondence
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Diaries
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Genealogy
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Invoices
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Manuscripts, American
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Personal narratives
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Records and correspondence
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Sources
Archival Collection Title
Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers
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Midwest Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
midwest ms metcalf Box 1 Folder 4
BibID
821787
Size
3273px × 4094px 76.71 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_04_005_002.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11FDE9
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