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 I shall humor him any more - though I rather think this has benefited me. Shall not, at any rate, till this one is well. The first load of our house frame has come today. Have you heard of the death of Dr. George B. Rich? A good obituary notice in this week's paper. It is a very great affliction to his father. The Unitarian meeting house was burnt last Sabbath morning about day break. I believe there had been a fire built in it the night before. I don't know whether for a rehearsal, or to warm the house over night. The Society is well able, I suppose, and will probably rebuild soon.The Third Parish have raised $4800. towards a church among themselves - expect to get $5000 - and call upon their friends and neighbors for the rest. Joseph Wheelington will give a thousand and leave Hammond St. and join our church. Uncle Natty told Mrs. Tebbets that the reason why he sold land to Samuel so cheap was that he had been acquainted with his family and with his wife & family for a long time - That they were very fine people - he wonders how he got such a fine family into his house etc!Mother had a long letter (four closely written pages on a huge sheet of paper) from [unclear] Isaac Hudston of Exeter, last week- So prolix and polite, you can hardly imagine. Mr. David Barker of Exeter is about collecting facts & preparatory to publishing a history of Exeter from its settlement to the present time, and wants to know all about their little first school that Mother taught there long time ago. He says "With great avidity I avail my

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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 37

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2921px × 3749px 62.69 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_37_009_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEAI

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