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 can trust me that I should never accept a situationoffered me merely because it might bring me a 'good settlement!' 'a good home? With regardto the short acquaintance: - he is an old residentof the place - well known, his character & standingestablished & eminently before the world.On the other hand I had been in Ms. Hopkinsfamily two years, they feel that they know me. I amastonished at the high estimate they place upon me & theamount of affectionate interest they take in me. Now as to theman himself. He is indifferently called Judge De Witt,& Dr De Witt, both titles belonging to him: he is a nativeof Vermont educated at Hanover & studied medicinewith old Dr. Twitchell of Maine - was for many years a practicing physician though not recently, is connectedwith railroad business, is president the Bank& has an old established apothecaries store. So muchfor his business. He is tall (six feet) rather elegant in figure & muchvery gentlemantly, converses well on all subjects withmuch sincerity of manner and quite a dignified bearing& every thing about him speaks of the real & unaffectedin character & manner: it has however been a verytrying question to me & many of my nights have beenalmost as wakeful as the day, but now all is clear, - Iam satisfied & happy in the lot & portion provided forme so unexpectedly - in the blessing (for so I trulythink it - My Heavenly Father has given me in thenew friend. The consummation is to come sooner than

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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 3043px × 3932px 68.50 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_07_006_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDH1

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