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

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 The story was told occasioning no little merriment. He wrote an advertisement for next morning's paper, but after we got home that night about ten o'clock two Irishmen came (so smooth and good, you can't think) claiming it. Samuel told them it was safe for the present - he did not know what would be done with it, read them a lecture on the evil of having anything to do with it etc. They besought him not to let "them fellers" have it! He "didn't promise" either way. Yesterday he sent it to the watch house - will probably be poured out. I got your thimbles when I went for Sally's flannel - will send them by first opportunity. Why did you leave my old comb? I do not want it at all. In the evening of the day you went, Mr. Wallace called bringing another student, Mr. Allen, with him. Maria and I went with Nelly last Saturday down to see Margaret. She is failing rapidly - her Mothers sees it, and says she has felt that it must be so all summer, but could not bear to have it mentioned, and says she knows it is foolish & wrong, but she don't want anybody to speak of it now. Poor[left-hand side] with her Mother to let her stay till spring- says she is getting along so nicely 'tis a pity to leave. I don't know but she had better. I will

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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 2370px × 3064px 41.58 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_012_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDY9

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