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 impatient word rouses his ire - last night his Mother told him to right off to bed, whereas he thought he had not sufficiently warm'd his feet - he obey'd but mutter'd out - Soon as I get to be a man I shall got right away from here I shan't live with you. I suspect your precious little one is, among so many folks talk'd to & play'd with too much taken too much notice of - not so happy so healthy or so pretty for it is it so I have thought that little ones do better to keep them comfortable besure but leave them in quiet to their own resources they will naturally play enough to make them tired, without being induced to itPhew! it is nonsense for me to give advice about the boy but I want to see him & it is some relief to talk about him You say you are buying land out there what good will it do you. Surely you never'll go there to live. Who'll take care of it for you Charles dont write whether he likes that country nor when, or whether he is ever coming homeI am somewhat apprehensive that his farm will have to lay common till he does come for want of some one to put up fences etc. - is he likely to earn enough there to countervail the kings damage - I don't

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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 83

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2804px × 3623px 58.17 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_83_003_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FG88

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