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

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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 presentiment of evil. You know he rarely worries about anything beforehand. Stephen Kittredge died rather suddenly at Milo of typhoid fever, sick only a fortnight - had been but three weeks home from Europe. It is a sad blow to the family. Fevers are very prevalent up country - scarlet fever & measles are about here. Walter Rider cut his knee badly thanksgiving day - It is now a bad scrofulous sore. He has suffered very much - The Drs. are fearful that he may lose his knee, though they hope it is a little better. Dr. Mc.Ruen is going up to see it if it is not decidedly better soon. How dreadful the scrofula is! How thankful I am that Almeda does not have children! Samuel went to Searsport last week Wednes. to load a vessel with lumber, back Saturday because Percie was sick, away again[left-hand side]Your loving sister-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 42

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2102px × 3173px 38.20 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_42_001_005.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEJ9

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