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 just had quite a rain. Samuel hoped enough to bring down his logs, but he thinks not; he says there was hardly ever such a season known before - no rise of water from June till Sept. Logs are so high, that his business will not favorably prove so profitable this year as last. I have had two letters from Mother - she is deliberating about going to N.H. It seems hard to her to go alone. I know if she had somebody to go with her she would go. Did I tell you in my last letter that Father Sawyer - 98 years old - preached one evening not long since, an hour and twenty five minutes! his hearers were weary if he was not. Our little P.P. Percie prospers finely- as great a hand for a frolic as you ever saw - he begins to show considerable understanding of matters & things, especially when we play with him - he holds playthings and throws them about at a great rate - and almost sits alone. would before now if I had strength of back to work over him & teach him how. I will put in a bit of his hair - see if it is not very like in color to your baby's. By the way, we all regret that you did not decide upon Du Quoin for his name. I really

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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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