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There has been a fair got up this winter by the managers of the Orphan Asylum (an Invitation by the way that makes much ado about the maintenance of eight little girls (the average number) who would be probably better off if put out in good families)- they have raised about 7 on one way is by means of a book entitled "Voices of the Kentucky' written entirely by the 'natives'- one piece- Vision of Bangor in the 20th century'; has considerable wit; written by Gov Kent.Every thing about the Lyceum has been very still, the last few weeks: the Professors and one or two minister who were expected to lecture, have declined; as near as I can learn, the religious part of the community do not go much. Mr Hedge you know is absent on 'a foreign tour' and Mr. Giles is expected to supply his pulpit awhile. Cotillion parties at Vintor Anadian hall and the Bangor house have been frequent & well patronised.there is quite an attention to religion at Brono, at Hampden at Monson and some other places. Mr Pomroy has lately began a series of sermons, afternoons, which he designates, 'Christ at the Sea of Galilee.' Prof. Shepherd has lately given some powerful sermons on the inspiration of the Bible: I went to the hall to hear two of them: that society seems to be building up prosperously, they are about getting a pastor I believe-- Mr Springer from the region of the Kennebank, somewhere, is here lecturing on Astronomy I attend- not very profound by interesting from his good apparatus.- Lizzie Doe sends her regards- we jog on together as well satisfied with each other as ever.- I believe my last letter to you was written sometime in Jan, but I am not sure but you will be quite willing to have a longer time elapse before receiving another for I write so fine that my letters are unmercifully long considering how little I can tell of interest to you,I shall wait with some impatience to get an answer to this, it is long since we have heard from you: I want to hear all you can tell about our relations there, and especially, all you can tell about yourself: I make no doubt of seeing you next May, for you are something of a home boy and I think will most want to be absent on an occasion like that, to which however I do not look forward with great joy. Remember me particularly to all the friends. Have you delivered my message to cousin Ardelia yet? side of letterI conjure you to make constant efforts to stand erect: it will do much for you, & it can be done: walking must be favourable to it. I hope you will remember that we as a whole family are altogether to apt to slight opportunities to form acquaintances where it will promote our interests The more communion you have with Uncle Joseph the better: how often do you see him? give my love, to him and ask him if he and Marie will not come & visit us next May or June tell him I think he promised to come when we were there
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
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Brothers and sisters
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DuQuoin Coal Company
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
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Summary
Correspondence, writings, diaries, and journals documenting family and rural life, as well as early business correspondence and records, and a few photographs, all pertaining to Isaac Stevens Metcalf and the Metcalf, Furber, and Putnam families. Family correspondence was used to keep all of the branches of the family in touch with each other when family members moved away. There are many instances where multiple family members wrote on one letter to one or more other family members, and some people even wrote "family letters" that were intended to be shared amongst parents, siblings, and the like. Topics of family correspondence tend to be related to religion, daily activities on the farm, weather, and the news of friends and relatives (births, deaths, sicknesses, etc.) Business records of Metcalf's pertain to land ownership, railroad engineering and construction, and running a coal mining business. The mid-19th century business records also document tax payments and some reports including labor and payroll expenses. There are a few drawings and sketches from Metcalf's tenure as division engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad. The first accession of these family papers was a donation of the letters between Charles W. and Albina Rich, given by Grace Leadingham, Charles Rich's granddaughter. This gift was facilitated by Keyes D. Metcalf, 17th child of Isaac Stevens Metcalf.
Biographical/Historical Note
Railroad engineer, farmer, and businessman of Maine, Ohio, and Illinois during the second half of the 19th century. Isaac Stevens Metcalf was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, on Jan. 29, 1822. His father, Isaac Metcalf, had married Lucy Heywood in 1810; she died childless in 1820. In March 1821 he married Anna Mayo Stevens Rich, the widow of Charles Rich, by whom she had had three children (named Charles, Elizabeth Anna, and Almeida). Isaac was born to Metcalf and Rich, followed by Joseph, Lucy, and Eliab. Isaac Metcalf (father) died in Boston in 1830, and the family relocated to Milo, Maine, where half-brother Charles had purchased a farm. Isaac Stevens Metcalf lived there with his mother and siblings, preparing for college and working on the farm until he entered Bowdoin College as a sophomore in 1844. He graduated there in 1847, having taught school while studying engineering. He surveyed and built railroads in New England until the spring of 1850, when he became a division engineer on the southern section (near Centralia, IL) of the Illinois Central Railroad. Metcalf worked closely with the Chief Engineer, Roswell B. Mason. Metcalf remained on the job until the line was completed to Cairo, IL, in 1855. While in central Illinois, Metcalf purchased land and with his partner Chester A. Keyes laid out the railroad town of Du Quoin, which was officially dedicated on Sept. 20, 1853. On Jul. 5, 1852, he married Antoinette ("Nettie") Brigham Putnam, the daughter of prominent New Hampshire minister John Milton Putnam. The couple had twelve children, three of whom died young. They settled in Elyria, Ohio, in Nov. 1856, to be near Metcalf's half sister, Elizabeth Ann (also known as Ann Elizabeth), and more family joined them within the next ten years. Metcalf and family lived in Elyria for over 41 years, farming and running a flour mill while Isaac Stevens Metcalf maintained business interests in Du Quoin, Illinois (real estate and coal mining). Antoinette died Aug. 14, 1875, and three years later Metcalf married Harriet Howes. That couple had six boys. Harriet Howes died of pneumonia Dec. 7, 1894, and Isaac Stevens Metcalf died Feb. 19, 1898, age 76. A more complete Metcalf genealogy family, focusing on the children of Isaac Stevens Metcalf, is available in the Special Collections Department information files. The genealogy was compiled by Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 17th child of Isaac Stevens Metcalf.
Extent
10.8 linear feet (20 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Format
Business records
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Correspondence
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Diaries
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Genealogy
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Invoices
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Manuscripts, American
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Personal narratives
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Records and correspondence
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Sources
Archival Collection Title
Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers
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Midwest Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Call Number
midwest ms metcalf Box 1 Folder 14
BibID
821787
Size
3193px × 3925px 71.75 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_14_001_004.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11FDMX
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