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 though abundantly capable of writing an interesting letterthat he cannot, on which is as best, will noteven answer a letter to his sister; and I believeAlmeda is fast processing in the same steps.The power of habit is strong. Hannah Moorewrote a book after she was 70 years of age, forwhich she received $15 000:: She wrote 11 booksafter she had passed 60 years. Received a letter fromIsaac last week; he has not yet heard from home.Eliab and I have each written him a long letterto be mailed tomorrow and E. has written to theGreenleaf's at Springfield to forward letters if anyremained at that place. I presume he will get themafter a time all in a bunch. It seems he now receivesat the rate of $100 per yr expenses paid, which is littleenough pay, for being shut out from 'anywhere,'and eaten by mosquitoes without even the semblanceof society as civilized life. Lucy do you have muchcompany? Does it hurt you to ride? Cannot you give mea better idea how you are in respect to health? Do youhave enough of change in the occupation of your mindto furnish the faculties, healthful and pleasurable play?I would if you please take pains to let Sarah Harlowbe assured, of the fact, that you neither wish nor need hersociety or notion, - she has changed much. I think since Ifirst knew her: As to Mothers going to church with Uncle Matty- that it was any honour, to her would be the last idea thatwould enter any cranium.

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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 6

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FDFV

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