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 forgotten the doings of the "Fourth". When he thinks of it he says I {dess guess} I better (hurra hulla} now." He has funny ideas, all his own, about measuring his love. He loves father "four bushels, and a tow cow and a lammie and some bossys" . Loves Jamie "four bushels and a cow and a horse." Loves the Lammie "four bushels and a horse & fours doors and a bow-wow". The preface is always four bushels. He talks about Percie & Gertie, says they are "gone done away, to Bandor" and tells how much he loves them. It is hard for him to be in doors so much - but the flies are too bad for him to be out. The top of his head is covered & recovered with bites as it is - so his neck and ears. We hope they will depart soon. They have been more troublesome for some days - perhaps have arisen in great wrath because their time is short. Mr. Rider says they normally leave in July & I think they might to retire to private life & reflect & repent. They need to do so as much as the President almost.

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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 106

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2797px × 3565px 57.09 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_106_008_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFUS

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