Newberry Library - Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Open book Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Title Metcalf, Antoinette Brigham Putnam (wife), to Isaac S. Metcalf, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

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 George and I visiting our relatives in Westboro' Mass., now that he has a few weeks leisure. It is possible we may, after two or three weeks. I shall go home, from Concord, one week from next Saturday (March 29). Spring is really here once more. The winter has fled so rapidly that I can hardly realize that we have had one The robins have come back to us. dear little creatures. I heard them merrily singing a few days since. Who would not welcome the dear singers back again. The singing of birds never sounds sweeter than in the early spring. I do not know though it must have been very sweet to listen to them in winter, about the lumber men's camps, as you did. How I did enjoy that account. If you have any more stories of forest life, I shall be most happy to hear about them.March 22, I thought this sheet would have been on it's way to Maine this, but my evenings have been so occupied with meetings and company that I have neglected it. Father came in to see me two days since. I shall go home in one week from this day. Father said three of the school agents had been in since town meeting to know if I would teach this summer, so I'll have no trouble to find a place.I am going this morning to visit the "Natural History Rooms". How happy I should be, were you here to go also. There is quite a flourishing Natural History Society here. They have had lectures every week during the Winter, they are finished now.But I must stop or Miss Allison will be waiting for me. she is going out with me. And beside it will be time for my Drawing, before a great while.In haste but truly as ever, Antoinette.

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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 104

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3330px × 4304px 82.05 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_104_004_004.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFPN

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