Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Esther Williams (aunt), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1864-1865

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Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Esther Williams (aunt), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1864-1865

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1864-1865

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 1864 Elyria Sept. 19th / 64My dear Sister (Esther Williams) It seems a long time since I have had a letter from you I dont know whether I have written to you since or not i.e. I dont know whether I have directed a letter to you but the letters I send to sister Conant I want you should read just as much & the Home Missionary also She might read them & then send them to you. Your write so seldom that I know but little how you are getting along - we are both in the nature of things near the end of life's journey. Does death seem to you the "king of Terrors" I suppose we cant know just how we shall feel on its near approach but it seems to me (tho' I have every thing to make life pleasant) that

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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 93

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 1769px × 2730px 27.67 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_93_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGKU

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