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Metcalf, Charles (son). School essay: "Sleigh Ride", Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1869

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Open book "Sleigh Ride" Charles Metcalf (son) school essay, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1869

Title Metcalf, Charles (son). School essay: "Sleigh Ride", Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1869

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1869

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 The Sleigh ride.I went sleigh riding one bright sunny afternoon, with a company of schoolmates. We went in a large sleigh, drawn by two horses. The sleighing was very good. It was not very cold, and I had my overcoat and scarf on, and was very comfortable. We went over the ground pretty fast, out to the neighboring town of Ridgeville, where we had a fine time. Their (sic) was quite a lot of snow on the ground. The bushes and streams were all frozen, and looked very nice. In the summer, the trees would be covered with green leaves, and the streams flowing along very fast. We met a great many sleigh loads going to town. I enjoyed myself very much, but was glad to get home again.C.R. Metcalf

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 6 Folder 135

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2294px × 3564px 46.82 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_135_001_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIGH

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