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

Overview

Image w/ Text

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

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 Hampden July 20th 1849.Dear brother Isaac I acknowledge my fault, and beg your pardon most humbly for so long delaying to answer your letter of June 3rd, and so without further apology begin to write. From the note enclosed in Joseph's last letter you have learned of my recent visit to Milo etc. I returned last Monday the 16th inst. Mr. Cutts drives the stage this summer, and in consideration of money lent him by Samuel, he lets me ride to Milo whenever I please for nothing, so I intend to avail myself of the opportunity frequently. Eliab and Charkes Dennett came to Milo while I was there, & staid three or four days. By some accident the horse run over Charles and bruised him considerably, but he was well enough to come back with Eliab. Also a naughty cow hooked brother Charles, and broke one of his ribs, so he had to give up work a few days, but not long enough for it to get well. It is getting better now. Moreover a little boy down to the boarding house had his leg broken badly last night in five or six places, by a log rolling on him. Has a pretty bad time with it. I can't help feeling anxious every day about Samuel for fear some accident will befall him at the Mill. But I know it is wrong to trouble myself about it - he is in the hands of One who will do all things well. As for Joseph, our poor dear brother Joseph, I don't know what to say. He was getting along fairly, and we all felt quite encouraged about him, before he came to Hampden and while he was here, but we think he exerted himself to much while here, and got too much fatigued going home. He has

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 35

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3037px × 3655px 63.55 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_35_006_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FE8C

Help Need help finding, searching, sharing, or downloading? Check out our help page!