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

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

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 I am in good health - my duties in school as pleasant as in any I was ever engaged, but my time occupied some out of school with Drawing, Composition, and studying - have not time to be homesick do sometimes feel the want of companionship with old and tried friends, congenial, especially with those of my own dear family - People here are collected form various places and jostled together like a crowd on a steamboat, - they become neighbours, friends perhaps, but different from old friends. This is a fine place for business, some men that came here a few years ago penniless, have made a handsome property by trade in wheat chiefly, there are sixteen large warehouses all full, waiting for navigation - trade is chiefly to New York and Buffalo. I own letters to all our folks - have received four from there since I have written mean to answer them soon. I hope you will write as soon as you receive this let me know your plans and when you will be here, if you come. Mrs. Hopkins wishes me to ask you to buy some common linen hhds. and bring to us because they are dearer here, that is, if you have time and find it convenient, we should like a doz. at about, 17 or, 20 each 1/2 doz. at 21 or 31: if you come - if you stop in Boston long enough, if you wish, ask Mrs. Chase to buy the hhds. she will know where and how to get a good bargain; - I earnestly desire that, when you go to Boston next, whether you come here or not, that you would call on Mrs. Chase, opposite 32 Elliot St. and tell her particularly about me, I promised to let her know of my fate, and only wrote her from Buffalo. - also the same to Mr. Caleb Metcalf's - but do not call on Mrs. Child: she treated me with such uncalled for frigidity when I called last, that I desire not of the family should trouble her again. Mr. Hopkins planted tomato lettuce melons in hot beds yesterday

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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 15

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3214px × 3900px 71.76 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_15_002_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDNU

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