Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Lucy M Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1845, 1849-1850

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Lucy M Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1845, 1849-1850

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Lucy M Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1845, 1849-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1845, 1849-1850

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 To answer your queries respecting school lands as well as I am able, I am credibly informed the land was given by Wisc.?. The middle section of six miles square is reckoned the sixteenth square mile. The Legislature have taken it into their hands to apportion, but prized this place enormously high, but have however been petitioned and made abatement of about one third, - the inhabitants have concluded to pay and the terms are these, one sensts to be paid each year and 7 percent interest reckoned previous to payment. As so the cedars they are but few, on the steep bank of the river very large, going to decay, the few bushes growing look just like those at Milo but the inroads made upon their precincts by men and boys will soon destroy them I fear. This place is quite a paradise for lawyers and physicians, particularly the latter; they will make money, and there is a host of them: - ministers do not thrive as well. Racine has five churches besides foreign, and has just sent off three of her ministers and there are a few disaffected who wish Mr. H. to leave: - whether he will I know not. Seriously I judge this must be a good place for lawyers: it is situated like Bangor in respect to commanding the business of the country around. I have become a little acquainted with one good one - Mr. Worden from Belfast Me. - has practised his profession several years at Cheraw S.C. previous to coming here. Come on here next Aug. and then if you like, you can stay and read law with him next winter, eh? I have no doubt you will derive real benefit from journeying therefore say I, go, and come, and spare not the filthy lucre. You can go from Bangor to Buffalo for less than twelve dolls. from Buffalo here the fare will not exceed six or eight, so you could come and return for about fifty dolls. I have written at you in my letter to mother which you may read and ponder and write me your cogitations. Is it not singular that there have been so many fire and shipreaks of late and that New Orleans is sunk under water. There have been fifty deaths from cholera at Chicago, and eight at Southport a place ten miles south of this: none here as yet. I do not fear its prevailing the place is so elevated and cleanly.[left-hand side] St. Paul's is said to be a place of prospective importance but is too cold a climate for residence.

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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 18

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3085px × 3845px 67.91 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_18_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDQ8

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