Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

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Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1842-1851

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 would not be in the room with the company. If he goes up at all he will probably go by himself or ride up with his partner, the point I am coming to is this: if you can be here to go up at the same time, there would be so many of us going that it would be as cheap to have a private carriage (a one horse carryall will take four,-- expect to pay stage fare both ways, and far pleasanter therefore I want you should make your arrangements, so as to be able to tell exactly when you will get here and let e know as soon as you can as well as the folks at Milo.I think very favorably of Mother's returning with you to make a longer or shorter stay as she finds convenient & pleasant: I feel pretty sure of making a visit there at the close of the summer and perhaps she could return with me: she would enjoy being in Boston at the Aniversaries the last of May: - her wardrobe is in tolerable readiness and can be fully so, - her chief objection is I believe, the travelling expenses, and that I think amongst all her children will not be difficult to furnish. I have written within the last fortnight, three long letters to the folks, urging them to make all feasible improvements about the premises; and I hope something will be done. I feel that it is rather derogatory to Charles' reputation for enterprise and energy to suffer the grounds about his house, to remain in the state they have the past three years.--The other front room ought to be finished, for Mother's use; it is not right that at her age, and such, as she is, she has not a comfortable room that she can call her own, appropriate to her own use and for her own things; I fear if it waits C's. convenience she will have to wait for it a long time, and I am not sure but it will be the duty of the rest of us to be at the expense of it. Charles has had rather a hard time of it, and I see no probability of any thing different in future. ---What great news we hear from all parts of the world and what great events are taking place! It seems as if we must be on the eve of some remarkable changes: the Catholic power must receive a blow from the recent revolutions.--The weather has been remarkably fine this spring, the river is almost open the ice nearly down out of sight, the winter has been dull for business men, and the spring bids not so fair as usual, I believe I hear said.Sister AnneWritten up the left side:I do not approve of sleeping on tables, nor keeping one'self wholly out of society, it will lead to a selfish rather those a benevolent spirit. -- I expect to see your form much more exert - your business is favourable to it: --Give my love to all inquiring friends.

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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 14

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3192px × 3905px 71.36 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_14_002_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDN1

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