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 week would be about right to give her. That is what the Doe girl was coming for & she, having worked here, would certainly be worth as much as a green girl. Percie worries a good deal more than before he was weaned. I suppose his Mother's milk had an effect to keep him good natured! I have to give him a good deal of cracked wheat and molasses to keep his bowels in order, and I am a little suspicious that the wheat is too coarse fodder for such a little chicken. Do you know? If Maria comes I do not want to engage her for any time, as perhaps I shall only want her a few weeks, & perhaps I may want to train her in and keep her to take Isabel's place when she goes away. I don't know when that will be. She is a Farris, and make it manifest once in a while. Don't say one word to Mrs. Sargent about her staying or leaving or anything about it.If Almeda wanted Lizzie to come, & she would be contented, there would be nothing hard for her to do, but I suppose she wants her at home. For me it is hard to lead baby by this two hands, or stoop every few minutes, as somebody must, to pick up something, or run and get him dry dipes and milk, but for a well back it would not be. He weighs but 21 pounds -- 1 months, 2 3. He looks very thin compared with last winter. I weigh only 113 pounds. What cold weather we have had - seems a little warmer today. Shall try to write to Albina soon. Much love Lucy.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

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 2895px × 3670px 60.83 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_26_030_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FDZY

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