Newberry Library - Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

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Open book Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Title Metcalf, Anna Mayo Stevens Rich (mother), to Lucy M. Furber (sister) (also from Joseph M. Metcalf), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1851

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 I am so glad you are coming right along soon But how can I have Ann go right away again Tis Midnight & very cold I must not stop to write much, but I want to say to you that Joseph ought to have another pr of good warm Blankets you know my old bedclothes are not so good and warm He dont want I should get any but you can tell Eliab & do what you think best - I fyou will get _you_ a pr & bring em with you I will pay for them as fast as I get able
I have put 3 or 4 old comforters on his bed in stead of a mattrass - I intended to make some more but I have not been able to do scarcely any thing since since Ann went away for want of time I have been so taken up that I have neg lected or forgotton to do or say about the Lounge perhpas we can make it do, this winter it may be we must have Joseph's bed in this room before long _he is very feeble_
I dont think Charles could very well [[?]] a [[?]] he does have a very hard time I'm

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 3 Folder 71

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3025px × 3897px 67.49 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_03_fl_71_014_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FF77

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