Newberry Library - Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

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Open book Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook (wife). Scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Title Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf scrapbook, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1838

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1838

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 May 1. Laboring with my might to prepare myself to go to Amherst on Friday. Am very unexpectedly called to S. to take the place of E. Allison in a school.May 4. Spend the night at Esy Allison's in Manchester.May 5. reached S. today - come by stage from Manchester. Board at Dea. Goodnow a very pleasant family.May 6. Attended ch. heard Mr. Moor preach three were admitted to the church in the afternoon, at the communion season. Two of them were baptized. Joy has been caused in heaven over their repentance & may many more here be led to the Savior without delay.May 13 Sunday Mr. Davis preached in the forenoon from "Choose ye this day whom ye will serve, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord." Design of the discourse to show the religious duties of parents to their children. In the afternoon the verses describing the healing of blind Bartimaeus were the foundation of the discourse - sabbath school chr. were particularly addressed. I have been reading Mrs. Judsons memoirs I hope it is my sincere desire that it should incite me to greater zeal for God. What very nothingness are all my endeavors. Oh! that God may work in me and by me and permit me to be an instrument of some good. How responsible is my situation 45 immortals under

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 5 Folder 128

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3318px × 4063px 77.17 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_05_fl_128_019_040.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FHUR

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