Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846, 1854

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846, 1854

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Charles W. Rich (half-brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846, 1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1846, 1854

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 June 7th 1846I expect to go to my new boarding p-lace tomorrow dread it some; have had a severe cold since I returned can't imagine how I took it was so hoarse one day that I could not speak at all when I first got up nor scarcely all day: suppose Isaac told about my broken windows, Joseph sent Drinkwater from the store to mend them next day: - suppose it will cost from 1,50 to 2,00: J. has found the names of two or three boys: talks of sending the the bill to each of their father's through the P.O. - 4 of my scholars have left, 3 to go to public school as I expected they would at the end of the quarter. - one George Dillingham whom Lucy will recollect as the pretty curlyheaded little boy has gone to a new private school in a private house near my school; but because they were all small ones and but few of them: had three new ones last week, one is a boy 9 years old will be rather troublesome I expect, but I shall charge $3,00 for him; the two girls are 10 and 4: my school is so far rather easier and pleasanter than before vacation & less in number by three or four: Mary Plummer is only coming to the end of the term or only forenoons afterwards because she is taking lessons in music and wants time to practice: she is qualifying herself for a teacher, and suppose will ere long be a competitor with I really wish Lucy could come as soon as her school closes; it would be such a good thing for her and my

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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 20

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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Unique Identifier NL11FDQU

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