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 his hands and called out in great distress, "Father say that adin, faver say that adin." We have just got our cow home after being away five milkings - she was in pound, 1,75 to pay, but we could'nt discover who put her in - she is a very peaceable creature, and if in mischief, I suspect followed some other cow - milked only once while away. It is late now, I wish I could hand you one of our good squashes. The glory of the flower garden has departed, though many things are bright yet. With very much love to all - good night. Lucy.Do write to Eliab & Maria. 'Tis little any earthly friend can comfort them & for my own part, I feel that I may not intermeddle with their grief, that I cannot truly sympathize, having never had their experience, & you have been very near to it. But how little, almost

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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 2039px × 3067px 35.82 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_27_019_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE2C

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