Newberry Library - Furber Family: Furber, Sarah (Samuel's sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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Title Furber Family: Furber, Sarah (Samuel's sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1851

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 Minnesota May 6 -- 50Dear Brother & SisterFather arrived a week ago today and we were not sorry to see him. He says he shall stop with us but another week and I find I must make haste or I shall not have time even to thank Samuel for his gift what I have found time to read is very good - books are highly prized by me and we really need them much more here than we should if we lived where we could hear more lectures and sermons &c I have found a good deal of time the past winter to read and indeed I always take time to read a good deal I have not access to as many books as I could wish but those who have them are very kind about lending You were very kind in thinking of the children I assume you the children shall feel the benefit of you generosity I feel very much disappointed that Emily is not coming I need her assistance, and I long for her society but we must expect disappointments for if we never had them we should forget that "this world is not our home Henry & Lucy intend to come next spring but I cannot help fearing they will not accomplish all they wish ere, that is, Father Theodore Olive and I went to Stillwater last week spent the night at Mr Boutwell, had a good visit. We are having 'Oh such a cold spring. how hard it seems always to remember that God doeth all things well, I often feel astonished at my own ingratitude is it not a crying sin against God?

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 3 Folder 66

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3111px × 3920px 69.81 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_66_003_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FF1Z

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