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Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1845

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1845

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1842-1845

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1842-1845

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 Ohio Nov. 15th 1843. Sec? Joun?Dear Brother Isaac Ann has gone to Bangor and I suppose Mother will start Friday, so of course I am in great hurry and cannot spare time to write much, but I want to write a little of what Ann intended to write about the school etc. She began in the morning with the highest Class, in reading and heard every scholar read, which occupied all the time till recess, and sometimes longer. After recess, recitations in Arithmetic, Colburn etc. etc. In afternoon little scholars read again, recitations, parsing and all the Classes spell. Her plan, which was very much liked was to let the scholars take places as they spelt, but yet she placed them every Thursday morning according to the number of marks each received for bad recitations, whispering, or any irregular conduct. The one who had the fewest marks, in each class, recieved a ticket at the end of the week and was placed at the head? Monday morning; and the scholar who, at the close of school, had the greatest number of tickets, had the promise of a small present. She thinks you will do well to follow, very nearly the same plan which she had last Summer - as they are used to that and were pleased with it. Mr. Fop was very much gratified with your letter and wishes you would write again though he is not able to answer it. He is very low indeed, and very childish. Expects to live, but a very short time - he has spoken to James to make a Coffin. He wants to give you a little advice about school-teaching says Ann is liked better than you boys, for a teacher because she is more strict and smart in school- more like a "sheep's fore leg" right up and down as Mr. Hale says. He says in order to get along you must be energetic, strict with the large scholars and not let them run over you. This is your "natur" and mine too to be too easy. That was the greatest trouble with me in my school, I was to pleasantly and softly as Mother says. You know Mr. Carrey at Bradford said

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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 30

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2923px × 3618px 60.55 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_01_fl_30_004_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE2X

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