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

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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 Wednesday morning ? - torn Nov Mr. Bunker is going to Bangor tomorrow we expect and our folks are going to send some butter. So I'll put in some Gloves the blueish ones for you to Sell the light colour'd ones for S.W. Furber if they are large enough & he wants 'em if not sell 'em unless you or E want 'em they are three threaded pretty good ones only homely - and a pr of stockings for Eliab or if he dont want 'em you or S. A young Bumps wants to buy Some more farm in this neighborhood C. talks some of selling him (if he can) about 2/3 two thirds of this Farm including mine how would it do Charles has had a letter from his Store Man about the Cow I should think by his letter that he dont know much thinks perhaps that Cows always give milk without any intermission - he wants C. to hand (furnish) him another Cow that will give Milk Charles thinks that Cow is worth 20$ now for Beef She is an excellent Cow and would fetch 35 without saying to the Man perhaps he'll write to you about it See what a Butcher would give or how she could be dispos'd of for Flour or Cash You have not written whether you want to take the Oxen or not - why dont you some of you come homeHave you purchas'd the Pall Cloth - Tis needed old Mr. Furman was buried lately old Mr. Dow hes at the "point of Death" . Tell E. why dont he write I am almost out of patience with him and all the rest of youDo come or at least write some of you

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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 89

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2582px × 3335px 49.31 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_89_005_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FGEX

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