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 THIS PAGE COMPLETES THE ONE 12 PAGES BACKLucy Sept. 1855could not tell, but they think that she passed the kernel of corn yesterday in a partially digested state, - I think that Dr. Payne's medicine never could have reached the difficulty, but that the cod liver oil gave her strength to eject from her bowels much vile stuff, whereby they were swollen & puffed out hard as a rock & which nothing else had in the least affected. Hattie Ely is ailing & has been several days with dysentery & their sister Mary is quite sick with fever at Binghampton, N. York. It is vexing that they could not find my letters for you, though there was little in them. Can Nettie tell where she got her calico for double dress, so I can tell where to look for it. I never saw either price before, & don't know at what place it was bought - 'tis rather doubtful if it can be matched now I think. We will endeavor to have the [left-hand side and top] as Hattie goes down home every night. I had no idea of writing so much. I imagine you all have your hands full these days. With much love Aff. Lucy.

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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 2099px × 3062px 36.81 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_018_006.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE28

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