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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 Anna Dec. 15'58 Elyria Dec 15th/58Dear MotherYour good, long, most welcome letter rec the day after my last to you was mailed, deserved an answer before this, & I would gladly have written but ---- & here might follow an indefinite list of hindrances, little difficulties, engrossment of time & attention, with which it is not worth while to cover in my letter; I will only mention that our good, really superior girl has been obliged to go home twice sick with the ague. the first time was gone a week came back & staid two has now been gone three weeks, will stay till well, I believe I told you of her in my last how faithful, & capable she was, would sweep & dust & take care of every thing nicely; she came from Phil. lived awile at Mr. Christy's washed in the cellar where it was wet & damp. She had been a chamber maid & not exposed to hard ships, so took the ague. We have now a girl who will stay till she finds a situation for all winter [across top]Our furs are elegant price over 60 doll's each we got reduction in taking two sets. I am truly obliged for your really pretty collar I find it very useful . It is done very nicely. Mallie sent me a beautiful wrought collar just what I needed. I have not bought many since the small ones are worn,. 
Transcription Status Needs review
Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative. 
Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection
Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record
Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 1 Folder 8 
BibID 821787
Rights Status No Copyright - United States
Contributing Institution Newberry Library
Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.
IIIF Resource Type Canvas 
Size 2006px × 3174px     36.46 MB 
Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_08_012_001.tif 
Unique Identifier NL11FDJ9 
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