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 Dear brother Isaac Zanesville July 29th Your letter from Locust hill reached me yesterday being sent here from Westfield. I had become so anxious about you as to dream of you as being sick, or in trouble almost every night. knowing the sickliness of that climate, aggravated this season by the inundation of the rivers, leaving stagnant waters. It appears you had not received my last letter, sent four or five weeks ago enclosed with letters from Lucy and your friend Everett: they were directed to Springfield. probably they did not reach that place until you left it, but I fear we shall meet with delays if not loss of letters, as you are not in the direct line of thorough fare��; A young lady went from Westfield to Arkansas, and for the first three months not a letter reached her from her friends though they wrote every week, while hers reached them regularly. I was truly glad to get your letter and feel somewhat relieved about you, but your present situation must be very uncomfortable in many respects, besides the hazard on account of health. I hope you handsome remunerations; Why did you not write to me particulars of your business, prospects, pay, how laborious &c.? all the information you give, is comprised in the short sentence "my business extends fifty miles north of this place'. now there would be much satisfaction to me to know all about it; the boarding place, profile and all curious things. [bottom upside down]Sister Anne, Zanesville OhioJuly 29, 1851 Aug 18 1851[Right to left top]I am reading Prof. Guyot's lectures 'Earth and Man'; It was lent me by a girl in Westfield. I brought it here to read and a crony of Lucy's a young lawyer consenting to read the book has come in evenings and read it to us!I hope this will reach you more directly from being mailed here and bring back an answer to me soon with particulars such as Lucy would want Tell me about the Green leaf's. Affect.y.Sister Ann

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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 16

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2591px × 3221px 47.79 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_16_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDP2

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