Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) (also to siblings; also from Samuel W. Furber), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1856

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1856

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 Bangor Feb. 23 , 1854 Bangot Feb. 23 - 1854Dear Mother Eliab is waiting to go down town, so I can only stop to say a few words. He just brought up a letter from Charles, which I suppose you will want to see, as I should not probably write today - Your letter to Eliab, received yesterday did us much good, and made us feel bad some too, fearing you are low-spirited. Don't let James and Jane trouble you. I am grieved about them both. I think Sam'l had better make every effort to find a place for Jane. I had a letter from Ann a few days since which I will enclose, also a few envelopes enough to last till Samuel goes up again, when I will send more. Eliab got them for you. We expected Mrs. Palmer to spend the day yesterday, but instead, Mr. & Mrs. Crosby came to dine and Julia Parker to spend the afternoon, all unexpectedly - Julia is a very pleasant girl - good, rather loquacious like her Mother, but the good sense of her father to go with her loquacity. Don't we enjoy our cow? Dr. Paine gave me medicine to relieve Percie's bowels & make his teething easier - has a very sensible & immediate effect - he took a little cold yesterday - the change of air going into the parlor, and a storm coming on too. Eliab is hurrying me so I cannot

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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 26

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2875px × 3669px 60.39 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_020_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDZ5

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