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 Bangor Nov. 11 . 1853.Dear Brother & Sister I cannot possibly tell whether I have written since receiving your last letter or not. If I have not, I thought a good deal about it, intended to, and finally thought I had, and so out it out of my mind, or rather let it pass out, for a few days. Not that you are out of my mind so long at a time, by any means, though. It is now before breakfast, though seven o'clock and later than we usually breakfast, but Samuel was out on his police duties till two o'clock last night, and he sleeps late. The little Percie is in his carraige at play. Isobel waiting for the folks to be ready for breakfast, and I am improving the few spare moments. Samuel and his brother watchmen as they came to the square at the foot of State street, heard a noise as of a man groaning, and following the sounds, found quite a clearly dreaded,[left-hand side and top] filled my sheet with nothings, as usual. I am not guilty of sending much blank paper, though I cannot boast of covering it with much that is valuable. How much I do find to do all the time. Do you get time to read Nettie? I cannot. But keeping house brings more care than boarding. Pickles, pressures or somethings all the time spoiling if not attended to. Do write very often to your ever affectionate sister Lucy. Samuel sends love - he is full of care and business preparations for winter, lumbering etc. many kisses for little _ _ _ _

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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 39

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2448px × 3123px 43.78 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_39_014_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEDZ

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