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 closed, If you could only hear him say papa. it would do you good. The little fellow has cared for himself much of the time this week has been a very good boy to day. I do not take him to the table at all or find him from the table while we eat. always give him his dish of bread & milk before we sit down. there he plays about and makes no trouble for any of us, till we are through. Mother says she never saw a better boy at meal time. He has a passion for daguerreotype & books. wants every one he sees I have been making a book on purpose for him. I took an old superannuated grammar and pasted pictures in it and he likes it much.The day I wrote to you last I mailed a letter to Mallie & Lucy in answer to the one telling me of the coming of the little stranger among them I am glad mother is there. Sorry they all feel so badly about Charles' remaining as not wonder poor Albina feels it. Dont let him stay a great while longer will you. I am glad Col. Mason is coming in Sept, and shall be anxious to know what he says about your coming East. Can not you and Charles come together? I want to see Charles very much. He seems so near to me because he was with us so much in Du Quoin give love to him for me. I think I shall write to Albina next week, and try as much as I can to comfort her. She will know I can sympathise. I have been reading out loud to the people this eve from the Independent. I do like * very much as well as Cheever the first, best perhaps, his style is so simple so buoyant and enthusiastic. I always look for his signature first after a glance at the news. But I must shut up this picture it has been looking at me all this while and go to rest. I do think it is an excellent likeness. Good night. says your loving Nettie.

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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 3618px × 4762px 98.62 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_106_003_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FFU7

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