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 Aug. 28 1852 Bangor Aug. 28 - 1852Dear ones all It is twenty minutes past five P.M. We had dinner at 1/2 past twelve, since which time besides making my toilet etc. I have worked a lace cap entire for Almeda. Lucy was about sick yesterday - laid on the soda about all day. I feared would have a fever, but is much better today. been sewing most of the afternoon. Jane is getting tea. Isaac and Nettie gone shopping and to ride. Poor Nettie has been hurrying almost every moment since she came here - so wearisome & wearing too, attending meetings, am at the dentist's - A wearisome week the next will be for her, and then the packing, parting with friends and the long journey. I fear she will be sick. About Almeda's shawl, Nettie understood it very decidedly to get a black silk shawl at any rate - we

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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 25

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2498px × 3175px 45.41 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_25_012_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDWC

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