Newberry Library - DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

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Open book DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

Title DeWitt, Elizabeth Anna Rich (half-sister), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also to Samuel S. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851, 1853

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1851, 1853

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 get it: you would enjoy it much, and might be reading it at the same time I am, which would be a pleasant thought would it not?I wish you were as well and hearty as I am, able to walk about, enjoy yourself going here and there but I doubt not you are as happy: I sometimes sigh for a quiet retreat, where I could be free from care and responsibility - from being a sort of public character, watched in every word and action, and especially I long to be among those that care for me, though I have every evidence here that I am responded with truly friendly feelings and every thing is done to make me happy.They want me to continue to board here very much, and they have been so kind in receiving my friends and other things, that I hate to leave, though I am pretty confident it would be better for me in some respects to board elsewhere-I am very glad your house is so pleasant, hope you have a good girl, Has Mrs. Plummer called on you; Lizzie says she mentioned you to her also that Mrs. Webster would be glad to be on intimate terms: Sarah Harlow would I presume take little interest in your acquaintance, nor do I think it would be a great loss to you. How I wish I could fly home to you this vacation, and I would were it not for the necessary of laying a little filthy lucre for time of need. With much love to yourself and family. Sister Ann[left side of letter]Excuse this shabby letter: I promised I. to write immediately so ? down after above in the midst of confusion and company

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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 2

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2975px × 3777px 64.33 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_02_010_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDCG

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