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 Lucy July 26 1855Bangor July 26 - 1855Dear MotherWe have been expecting a letter from some of you for some days but I believe I will not wait for it any longer. Ellen Brown came here yester P.M. She did intend to go to Bucksport last night, but the stage left her, so she waited till this morning. She said you had returned to Milo> I can't really tell how long you were at Brownville, but it seems to me not as long as I expected. We are just through Commencement - It came a month earlier then usual so as to give the students who wish it, time to teach. Rev. Harry White, Rev. Mr. Perry from Blanchard and Rev. Ariel Perkins from Philipston, Mass., were sent here to bed and board. Mr. Perkins did not know who I was till in conversation he discovered that Royalston

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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 2024px × 3051px 35.37 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_010_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE1D

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