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 Elyria March 14th/ 54My dear Mother Thank you very much for your good letter written in Feb by the date. I was very glad to get it: it seemed a long time that I had not heard a word from you. I was quite surprised to learn you were at Milo again: no doubt it will be a great comfort to Charles to know you are there but you could be so much more comfortable & in many respects so much more happy at Bangor during the cold weather that I felt really sorry to have you go back. The only satisfaction is that you are doing more good: are more needed at Milo. We have already planned to have you accompany us home when we go, to stay as long as you wish, there would be no difficulty in returning any time that you desired. somebody is going east every month, so if you become homesick or discontented you would not be obliged to stay. I have just written to Lucy her last to me was dated Feb. 21st. I am hoping every day to hear from Nettie to know when she thinks of coming here. I fear her health is much poorer than the tenor of their letters.[left-hand side, top and right-hand side] My love to Jamie tell him to set his aim high & in every thing he has to do do it as well as he can: then he will make a man let him remember, that, as is the boy so will be the man; I feel much interest in him:-- much desire he should make a good man, a superior man as he can do & ought to do above all that he be truly good that he should seek & obtain the blessing of God without which he shall be poor indeed. I am very sorry to hear that Jane is no better girl. I do not know what will become of her and that she has had so much pains taken with her too.

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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 3145px × 3683px 66.31 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_07_011_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDHE

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