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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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 perishing things of this world - And dig deep andearnestly for the things that will endure the thingsthat will bring with them peace & never ending happiness With the arms of faith yet firmer, fasther hold onHim, who has said - "He that cometh unto me I will inno wise cast out." And having Him you have all, all. I would not be understood that I thinkyou more than most others are all absorb'd in the pettycares & insignificant concerns of this life - But is notthere a monstrous disproportion or inconsistency with us allin our care for things of time & sense & neglect of those thatwill last & will form our Characters for eternity, eternity.Feb 1st Mr. C A Everett & his wife visited here lastFriday how different he appears from what he did -He was sedate and dignified but perfectly gentlemanlyaffable & agreeable I cannot but hope he is in somerespects at least a different character from that he was before he went away. Eliab talks some about going to Milo but perhapshe will not as Mr Haskins his partner is going toWashington in a week or two and then he can notleave the business Eliab expects to be marriedin April - he writes to Maria every week andshe to him every week, he writes every Saturday sheevery Wednesday

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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

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Unique Identifier NL11FGFP

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