Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Eliab Metcalf, brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845-1850

Overview

Image w/ Text

Loading details...

You do not have the permission to view Original image

Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Eliab Metcalf, brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845-1850

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother) (also from Eliab Metcalf, brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1845-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1845-1850

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 July 2ndMy Dear Son I thank you for your good letters to myself & Ann-your letters generally haveto much of incoherency & appearance of hurry about them whether it is for the want of time orto show that you are a "business man" I don't know but I think tis usually best to give yourself timeenough to do whatever is worth doing at all - however I am very glad of anything from either of you.Eliab has hardly written a word except what pertain'd to business & was absolutely necessary since hewent there perhaps he don't have time but it seems to me he ought to - I am afraid you work a little to hard or take to little rest and allow yourself to get nervous - take care and keep yourself coolcalm & steady - you are too sensitive and finespun to get along well in the crowd and stand yourground among all the bustle & rebuffs that are unavoidable in a business life but you musttry to toughen your feelings and train yourself to it or stretch your feeling give way and letother people do as they please without being disturbed by it what if you are amongsubject to the "beck and bidding" of such as you discribe try to be humble and faithfulact the part of christian and you will find in almost everyone something that isamiable and lovely you to much reasonable the misanthrope try to think much of yourown fault but be very charitable to the faults of others you are fond of order and methodand is in well to be so but do not let it carry you so far as to be fidgety by the wantof it in others you will accomplish more business and do it better if you allow yourself sufficient rest and relaxation than if you keep yourself in a fever all the time withevery nerve strained - if you've got a good place don't get unease with it theinitiating or probationary state is in any case a state of trial & the greater thetrial the more find and fit for use the subject of it will beand if you are really gaining what will be very useful to you in after life I would not grudge the time if you get but small wages a year oreven 2 or 3 soon pass away but I stop this strain of advise lest your patienceshould quite exhausted but one thing I want you should that isan errand to Mr Brown I was going to write to him, but can't well spare timeit is to ask him to spare Eliab a few day and let him come homewith Charles, tell him I do want to see my baby very much indeed he never has beengone so long from me you know before, besides I think he absolutely needs to havea few days or his health will suffer by it - it would be very bad for him to be sick there& if he should come home and the fresh air and relaxation might prevent itMary says tell him to come do I want to see him you cant think how she does enjoyherself flying about like a squirrel among the cows & calico pigs & chickens: Strawberriesetc. riding on Cate & Donkey she has inform'd herself more now about all the matters &things on a farm, than Ann would in a year she lives upon strawberries & milk has grownfat and smart - I expected C. would go last thursday but it rain'd so that he could not go tellE that it will be just in good time for strawberries next week and do try to have him come.written across letter I meant to inquire about price of wooll but haven't had time Will if I can I express in figures on back or face of letter

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 87

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

Newberry Open Access Policy The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to these terms and conditions.

IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3470px × 4355px 86.51 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_87_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGD9

Help Need help finding, searching, sharing, or downloading? Check out our help page!