Newberry Library - Metcalf, Henry Martyn (son). Diary, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1896-1898

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Open book Henry Martyn Metcalf diary, 1896-1898

Title Metcalf, Henry Martyn (son). Diary, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1896-1898

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1896-1898

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 April 1897Tues 27. fair. frost. Father has terrible lame back Lumbago. Got up at 9 oclock. can hardly move. Planted early beets, peas, beans + sweet corn in E end N strip.along the side: Baltimore orioles, yellow Warblerseve. to DeWitt house to help Geo. Quartette practice. Cora Baker gone home sickWed 28 fair warmer. Wood Thrush singing Father little better. up early, rode down town a.m. trim trees. p.m. mend fence at wood lot.eve. L.C. Program Com. and Quartette practiceH.W. Ingersoll loaned me Revised StatutesCows in pasture in p.m. Beets + carrots all gone.Thurs 29 cloudy. warm. Bobwhite. Cat bird. White thrt sparrowsmend fence all day. In p.m. Father went up + sowed Alsyke seed and walked back.eve. Wm. Sherwood led meetig. Teachers mtg.most trees are quite green now. leaves half grown.Fri 30 threatening. rain after 4 p.m. warm.a.m. mend fence.p.m. out Lake Ave calling with Benton.4p.m. Anniversary committee at Miss Sear's.eve. Lincoln club.Bobwhite. Barn Swallows sure. Wht thrt sparrows Wood thrush. Blk + wht warbler?Sat. May 1. 1897 rain rain. Wht thrt sparrows.chop corn stalks some. made kindling wood out of some old chairs. Study S.S some,New keg nails. Father about well.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 6 Folder 147

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2461px × 4747px 66.88 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_147_001_036.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIN7

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