Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Isaac and Antoinette B.P. Metcalf (wife), 1852-1860, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Isaac and Antoinette B.P. Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1860

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Isaac and Antoinette B.P. Metcalf (wife), 1852-1860, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

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 Funeral of Esq. Russell he died instantly in his chair - Percie is all the time at my elbow - dont make my writing look much better He is a great fat boy - but I fear his mind rather cramp'd now a days for we? are, tho' very kind and pleasant & all that so sort of particular that he can have nothing to do that he may do, - any kind of plaything, litter up the room & if he has anything baby is apt to want it (we must learn him, to be kind & accommodating he has had a cold - & the croup slightly is constantly in this tight room with double windows & coal fire - He sews a little draws the chair about is thought to be rather roguish sometime,I've had some trouble to make him mind since I've got well more than I had before, but he is on the whole a very good boy - would have him go outdoor if he had any body to play with but he dont like to go out alone - Sam'l talks now that he should take him right on to Min. with him in the spring I dont love to think of it - Little Erving stands alone gets up & walks round by the side of the house - is a knowing little fellow - S. & E. are collecting debts S. said if they could all it would pay all their debts & have their stock of goods & 4000$ left that their nominal profits in 3 years had been 1400, - but I think E. is all the time perplex'd and streightened danger of bank failing &c I think I've got my paper fullgood bye from your loving Mother

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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 85

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FGB3

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