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 April 29 54 Lucy April '54 Bangor Apr.29 - 1854Dear Mother I should not write again so soon as we have sent to many missives lately, were it not for the fear that you will worry about us if I do not. Things have managed queerly about my getting anybody to help me, and we finally concluded that it was not right to have any more help! So Maria has taken a good deal of care of baby and we have got along without. In the first place we sent for Mrs. Bates, a regular nurse, but she had just engaged herself elsewhere, then for a good little scotch girl of Mr. Harlow's recommending, who could not come then, next for a girl we heard of through Mr. Pages' people whose grandmother said she might come, but who never made her appearance; next for M.Richer, but just as we had dispatched the Letter, Lizzie Doe heard of our necessities and felt so distressed that the chance was lost for her orphan niece, that I forthwith sent another letter countermanding orders, as you know. Next day instead of her coming here to stay as I expected, she came with a note from Lizzie, saying that her mother was not well and wanted the granddaughter. She was extremely sorry and said that she might stay with me notwithstanding

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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 2875px × 3662px 60.28 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_028_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDZS

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