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to see me. It is the first night I have been away from him since you left. He was as good a boy mother reported as could be, better than when his mother is here! Mr. Amos Hadley - once teacher here you remember, waited upon us to the Evening lecture. I spent the night at Esq. Kimball's, an old friend of mother's, since Thursday as I did Wednesday with Mrs. Smart. I imagine you have heard me speak of her. I used to board with her when I attended school in Concord. Last Friday, I baked some in A.M. and after we dined, & Mayo had his nap George took him and me and we called at Capt. Stinson's at a Mr. Wilson's and at Harris Rider's. Mayo was good at the two first places, but at Mr. Rider's for some reason he acted like a little fury--cried and stamped & kicked and shook his head and exhibited clearly that he had a will of his own - spoilt our call entirely - shall have to go again I reckon and leave him at home. Harris' little boy has been very sick with scarlet fever. He and his mother went to Salem to visit, and he was taken sick there. She only came about a week since. The little boy looks very pale yet. Is'nt Mr. Season on the line often these days & Almost every letter speaks of your meeting him somewhere. You say Big Muddy Bridge is done - is Little Muddy too? I do not care a bit how soon it is all done. But I shall not look for you till Jan. lest I be disappointed. I wonder what Mistress Keyes thinks of going to the station to live? I expect I ought to send my love to her. Won't you give some to her next time you call. You know she really was very kind indeed to me when I was sick in June. How much she did for little Mayo - and I cannot help remembering it. I don't think the woman is as good as she might be, and who is? "Give every one his due and who would 'scape whipping"? George goes tomorrow to the Institute - it lasts ten days. I hope to go down some.[left-hand side upside down] My bonnet is a black velvet - a very rich piece with garnet & white flowers inside. I wonder if you will like it - I am afraid!
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
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Brothers and sisters
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DuQuoin Coal Company
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Illinois Central Railroad Company
Description
Use the link to the finding aid for a fuller description of collection contents that explains the use of the name and subject terms appearing in this catalog record.
Summary
Correspondence, writings, diaries, and journals documenting family and rural life, as well as early business correspondence and records, and a few photographs, all pertaining to Isaac Stevens Metcalf and the Metcalf, Furber, and Putnam families. Family correspondence was used to keep all of the branches of the family in touch with each other when family members moved away. There are many instances where multiple family members wrote on one letter to one or more other family members, and some people even wrote "family letters" that were intended to be shared amongst parents, siblings, and the like. Topics of family correspondence tend to be related to religion, daily activities on the farm, weather, and the news of friends and relatives (births, deaths, sicknesses, etc.) Business records of Metcalf's pertain to land ownership, railroad engineering and construction, and running a coal mining business. The mid-19th century business records also document tax payments and some reports including labor and payroll expenses. There are a few drawings and sketches from Metcalf's tenure as division engineer of the Illinois Central Railroad. The first accession of these family papers was a donation of the letters between Charles W. and Albina Rich, given by Grace Leadingham, Charles Rich's granddaughter. This gift was facilitated by Keyes D. Metcalf, 17th child of Isaac Stevens Metcalf.
Biographical/Historical Note
Railroad engineer, farmer, and businessman of Maine, Ohio, and Illinois during the second half of the 19th century. Isaac Stevens Metcalf was born in Royalston, Massachusetts, on Jan. 29, 1822. His father, Isaac Metcalf, had married Lucy Heywood in 1810; she died childless in 1820. In March 1821 he married Anna Mayo Stevens Rich, the widow of Charles Rich, by whom she had had three children (named Charles, Elizabeth Anna, and Almeida). Isaac was born to Metcalf and Rich, followed by Joseph, Lucy, and Eliab. Isaac Metcalf (father) died in Boston in 1830, and the family relocated to Milo, Maine, where half-brother Charles had purchased a farm. Isaac Stevens Metcalf lived there with his mother and siblings, preparing for college and working on the farm until he entered Bowdoin College as a sophomore in 1844. He graduated there in 1847, having taught school while studying engineering. He surveyed and built railroads in New England until the spring of 1850, when he became a division engineer on the southern section (near Centralia, IL) of the Illinois Central Railroad. Metcalf worked closely with the Chief Engineer, Roswell B. Mason. Metcalf remained on the job until the line was completed to Cairo, IL, in 1855. While in central Illinois, Metcalf purchased land and with his partner Chester A. Keyes laid out the railroad town of Du Quoin, which was officially dedicated on Sept. 20, 1853. On Jul. 5, 1852, he married Antoinette ("Nettie") Brigham Putnam, the daughter of prominent New Hampshire minister John Milton Putnam. The couple had twelve children, three of whom died young. They settled in Elyria, Ohio, in Nov. 1856, to be near Metcalf's half sister, Elizabeth Ann (also known as Ann Elizabeth), and more family joined them within the next ten years. Metcalf and family lived in Elyria for over 41 years, farming and running a flour mill while Isaac Stevens Metcalf maintained business interests in Du Quoin, Illinois (real estate and coal mining). Antoinette died Aug. 14, 1875, and three years later Metcalf married Harriet Howes. That couple had six boys. Harriet Howes died of pneumonia Dec. 7, 1894, and Isaac Stevens Metcalf died Feb. 19, 1898, age 76. A more complete Metcalf genealogy family, focusing on the children of Isaac Stevens Metcalf, is available in the Special Collections Department information files. The genealogy was compiled by Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, 17th child of Isaac Stevens Metcalf.
Extent
10.8 linear feet (20 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Format
Business records
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Correspondence
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Diaries
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Genealogy
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Invoices
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Manuscripts, American
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Personal narratives
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Records and correspondence
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Sources
Archival Collection Title
Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers
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Midwest Manuscript Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
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Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
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Call Number
midwest ms metcalf Box 4 Folder 106
BibID
821787
Size
3641px × 4740px 98.79 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_106_004_004.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11FFUD
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