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Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1851

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Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother) (also from siblings), to Isaac Stevens Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1851

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 Dr. Tappan & Mr. Wooster Parker call'd here today. Dr. T. making an official visit to these parts of the state. Old Mr. Lindsey Alfred's Grandfather call'd here today he said that Mrs. Holman has gone to Bangor today to see one of her girls that is sick there. As it has ever been the fools privilege since the days of old King Lear to give advice I will let on a supplement about your R. R. quarrel - Say nothing - but hearken keeping yourself inform'd of all developements of intrigueRomans 12-13, 1 Corinthians 10-12 E & especially boast not most men mixt up with so much business as you are can make several hundred dollars a year by holding their tongue30th , I devoted half a day to perfecting a method mathematic Magic whereby if you think of a number and tell me the several remainders from dividing it by 20 & by 13 and by 9 I can presently by making from none to nine figures tell you what number you thought of - for instance if the number be 1840- the remainders will be 0, 7, 4, respectively if you think of it just wrote some number in the corner of your memorandum book & send me the remainders in your next I will predict in return hat number you wrote the number must be less than 2340 however Sam'l has reciev'd the money you sent[bottom of page, upside down] Joseph is taking some Syrup made of Sarsaparilla & many other things

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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 80

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FFJF

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