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 May it please our Heavenly Father to restore him to us unharmed. We want very much to hear from him and from you, to know when to expect you here. Mother wishes to know on account of making arrangements about going to Milo. Mallie is comforting herself with the expectation of a nice visit from you, and I am anticipating a whole bunch of warm comfort with you & Isaac and little Mayo; with my good faithful Ellen to relieve me from care & fatigue, so that I can enjoy your next visit as I have done neither of the others. You will conclude fast when Isaac comes & write us all about it, won't you? You think Percie does not keep the room in such admirable disorder as Mayo does - I don't know. I do not imagine he is quite so vigorous as Mayo, though he has a good many play things about - he is a very happy boy, draws his cricket about, or pushes blocks, patting about all day long, laughing loud a great deal, as he used to last winter, only he laughs more intelligently now. He is not near so voracious as a few weeks ago. He usually has one short nap, sometimes not any. I made his dresses with long

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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 40

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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