Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840-1846

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1840-1846

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, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription Feb 13th/14th 1846Ann Feb. 13, 1846Bangor Dear Mother and folks I have just finished a long letterto Almeda and can only have time now to scribblea few words, but soon I mean to write a detailedaccount of myself: in the mean time I wish youwould write to me and tell me all the daily occurrencesgive me an account of all your quilt and mats, the progress of children in work and study, the doings andsayings of the neighborhood and town. I heard ofLucy being at S. Greenleafs before she wrote, C Websterwho is soon to be married to Thomas Smith was visitingat Sebec, though she did not attend the party: W. Lownyswife is her cousin has been a famous dressmaker I have been to three parties this winter where there wasplaying goose and Waltzing but I dislike it think Christianscannot join in it much without enquiry to the causeof religion: in a company of professors only there wouldbe no harm in a little of it for exercise and vanity, butit sometimes has a beneficial effect upon mind and bodybut if Christians join in plays it is said, and with reason,why not dance it is more refined, less noisy &c anddancing being an amusement peculiarity appropriatedto the world, if professors join in it they lower their owninfluence and character in the eyes of the world, and opena wide door of evil; I think it your duty Lucy present somereasons and consequences of such things to N. Hill & othersif you have opportunity.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 4

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3063px × 3858px 67.65 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_04_009_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDEN

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