Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1836, 1839

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1836, 1839

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1836, 1839

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1836, 1839

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 Tuesday eve. Nov. 28th Dear brotherThe bundle you have heard of so many times, I hope you will receive as soon as soon as you do this, but you will find it to consist only of the pair of sale pants, and your cloth of which Mother says, get your pantaloons made right up as soon as possible no matter about paying Mr. Fox "down" but you can wait till you sell the pants or it can wail till Charles goes with the butter, turkeys or something if we could have had the cloth one day sooner we could have sent it by Mr. Thomas last week: but you have spoken with Mr. Fox about your work beforehand you can have your pantaloons in a short time and your jacket you can bring, (cut) to be made here. Charles broke the bones badly of his middle finger of left hand by a stone falling on it, while underpinning the barn shed: he put the bones in place himself, and then went to the doctor and got it bandaged: it does not pain him much, but he wont be able to use it any, for two or three weeks, but he makes out to fix the barn some, with Eliab to wait upon him We had a very violent rain-storm yesterday, which has raised the river most to the gardendifferent handwriting: Dear son N.?. we can and do give you ever so many directions but after all you must act your own judgment and according to to circumstances I am knitting you some mitten and going to knit a pair of worsted gloves but cannot send them before you'll be home & some suspenders but if you want some now you had better buy some

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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 10

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3058px × 3873px 67.80 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_10_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDKZ

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