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 stay all summer. She is kind, capable and faithful. Her price is high but it is much better to give at this summer than to have poor help. I will put in a piece of my new dress that Maria selected for me - french calico at thirty cents a yard. Miss Raynes made a mistake in the front breadth so I was obliged to get another, and consequently have enough left to make baby a dress next summer if he should live. I do so want to go to Milo - suppose Samuel would rather go when Theodore is there, so we shall not probably go till towards the last of summer. I have written to Isaac and Nettie and to Almeda within a few days - shall write to Anna soon when Jane goes. I wish Anna would write to Maria. What does Charles do with the carraige? Do please to write very often.Lucy thinks I should write but a little. I have had to read what she has written to avoid repetition. I think that she has pretty nearly gone over the whole ground. Eliab did not purchase the tract of land which he went to see but is negociating for another tract which I think it quite probable he may buy. Prof. Sheppard preached all day yesterday on giving, in the morning he showed the necessity of supporting Home Missionary enterprises. "Preach the Gospel to all nations beginning at Jerusalem (at home). On the afternoon the Philosophy of giving, "Give alms of such things as ye have and behold all things shall be clean unto yo." The advantages of giving from some Fixed principle rather than from impulse, he thinks every Christian should

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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 2908px × 3689px 61.42 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_005_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDXK

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