Newberry Library - Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

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Open book Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Title Furber, Lucy M. (sister), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf (also from Samuel W. Furber; also to Antoinette B.P. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846-1856

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1846-1856

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 Lucy. Bangor July 2 1855Brownville July 7. 1855 Bangor Jul 4. 1855Dear Sister Nettie I don't know what you will all think of me because you have rec'd no letter for so long a time, but indeed it is not my fault. I wrote a lengthy epistle & delivered it to Eliab many days agone, to be sent in the bundle which I supposed he would forward immediately but according to his usual custom, he has delayed sending it till this present, wherefore I have abstracted me letter there from and will forward it with this, ancient though it be. I hardly know whether to direct to Milo or Brownville, though your letter of the 29 - rec'd last Saturday you spoke of going to Brownville tomorrow; yet plans are very liable to be changed and I consider it more than possible that you may[left-hand side and top] the crazy man is moving into his new house. Lizzie has been down with Percie two or three times to see Mary. Mrs. Martin's baby weighed seven pounds. She is doing nicely. They were some disappointed not to have a son. O, tell Maria that our dear Alice Cary gets totally used up in the last number of Putnam. I think I never saw severer criticism. good bye. Lovingly Lucy.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 41

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2131px × 3151px 38.46 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_41_006_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEHR

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