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 so that it distresses her to lie down. I can but feel anxious about Maria, she has had a very hard time, but she seems very well indeed considering all her fatigue etc. Isn't it very sad about Mr. Rider? Poor Almeda- I do think she is to be pitied most. It seems a very dark prospect before them, and how nobly they both bear their affliction. I expect Ellen will go very soon now, possibly in a week, though probably not for three weeks. How we shall miss her - we have no other girl engaged yet. Nettie did not tell me what kind, or how expensive material to get for the twin caps whether plain white silk, or figured. Will she please tell me also if she would like for Mayo a drab cap just like Percie's - there was one more in the shop precisely like his, if it is not gone. Don't you all like Mayo's dress? Hattie has given me gingham enough for Percie two aprons, a very small green & white plaid &

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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 27

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1998px × 3096px 35.43 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_019_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE2A

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