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 Manchester Monday morning telling of fathers continued ill health and requesting him to come this week if possible. So he is here but has agreed on an Exchange with Mr. Ray of Goffstown for tomorrow.He rather likes the idea of going to Yarmouth. I imagine, though he thinks it may be rather a difficult place. Mr. N. Parker of Belfast and Mr. Thurston of Searsport came with him, in the boat, to Boston, and introduced themselves and had a good deal of talk about the place and people. The church has just divided on some question of politics.The democratic portion, including the chief wealth have seceded, and they too are wanting a minister at once. The original church wants to keep the young people and the new one to draw them away; so there will be this strife among them. Any minister who goes there will need Grace to help.Last Tuesday A.M., I drove for father & mother over to Mr. Rays, and then mother & I went up to the P.O in the afternoon. When father

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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 109

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2176px × 3615px 45.04 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_109_003_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFXB

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