Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Charles W. and/or Albina Rich (half brother and CWR's wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1857

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Charles W. and/or Albina Rich (half brother and CWR's wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1857

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Charles W. and/or Albina Rich (half brother and CWR's wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1857

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1853-1857

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 doing everything better than a woman could. He got four or five hot flatirons, a jug of hot water and flannel ? etc. round her, and then it was some time before he could get her warm - meanwhile Percie was scatters, worrying & crying, so I could only attend to him, and "Energine" turning up in Maria's room, so the nurse had her hands full. Mother is releived of her Cholera morbus attack, and feels much better this morning. the only danger now is of fever - she is very weak & pale. While Percie sleeps, I keep the flies off & write - he keeps along about so - better one day & worse the next. These warm days & cool nights are very bad for the bowel complaints. For myself, if all the rest were well, I should be sick, or at least give myself up to rest & recruit. Mallie is just as smart as can be. I do not doubt she will be down stairs in less than a fortnight. Is just as happy as ever you saw any body - says she would go it all over again now, or would as soon as the baby was born, for the sake of having two. Says it was nothing to what she expected! Can't you follow the example of the worthy woman who wrote the enclosed printed letter, & send equally encouraging epistles to Charles? Is'nt it a good "take off?" love to all - Aff. Lucy.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 92

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2650px × 3386px 51.38 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_92_009_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGGY

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