Newberry Library - Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

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Open book Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

Title Furber, Samuel W. (brother-in-law), to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1857-1858

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1857-1858

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 went directly aboard of a steamer for St. Paul. Fare $7.00 arrived at Lake Pepin Wednesday Eve April 29. Ice not out of the lake.Some 20 Boats waiting. Our boat the WS Nelson went into the ice and worked all night. Breaking ice to the great discomfort of nervous passengers. I enjoyed it much. Something to break the monotony of Steamboat life. Thursday morning we were joined by other Boats got through the lake at night and arrived at St. Paul at 6:30 A.M May 1st. I had a cold through all my journey and the day we got to Lake Pepin I was almost sick. laid in my berth all day , but watching the breaking of ice that night got me well, and have felt nicely all the time since. The scenery on the river is intensely beautiful and grand, evidently the design of a great architect.I find my folks here all but Theodore for whom I have many fears. I went to Cottage Grove May 2 and came back here yesterday. You can probably judge better

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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 50

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2438px × 3031px 42.32 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_50_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FERQ

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