Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to Lucy M. Furber and Almeida ..., Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1859

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1859

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 Westfield Westfield March 28/52March 28 1852 Dear Mother and LucyI have but little time at command now so will answer both, of Feb 2s' together, thinking it better to scribble off a hardy letter than to defer writing several days. The various topics of your letters, so interesting, I would gladly talk about , speaking, of Charles, his two boys, how much I want to see them. how glad I am that he enjoys so much quiet happiness; of Almeda and her children, the importance of a present right course and right habits for them to get them to act their parts; of Lucy, school, fitting dress for her which I should enjoy having a hand in; of the new house too, of Mother's staying at Bangor and especially of your health but without attempting to write anything about all these things about which I should so love to talk with you, I will first be quite an egotist, and tell over all I can think of respecting my humble self having since my last, experienced the tedious parade of an examination and the delightful freedom and leisure, of a week's vacation, during which I fitted and made a dress for myself, a pretty all wool delaine of which I sent a bit that you may see how pretty it is ,47 per yard��; at first it seemed a little juvenile for staid me, but it is a very becoming colour for me and pink is beginning to be much worn by adults as well as children. Just before and during vacation mine hostess Mrs. Allis, invited companies of 20 to 30 or more several times, including the chief ones

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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 7

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3098px × 3884px 68.88 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_07_002_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDGG

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