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 and took her to Tattersall's fording river at water works. The other heifer jumped fence and followed. Bute to Bullp.m. wrote letters & notices C.E. Rally.Thurs. 26 warm .. ... ..... .....dug potatoes in garden. Kids painting 3 p.m. Eli & I went to hill lot for corn fodder.Eve. W.H. Tucker's office. prayer mtg.Fri 27 monkeyed about Rally mostly. Picked some Tyson pears. -- Eve. drove over to Sear's to get her to go to Cleveland to hunt a speaker.Sat. 28 Drove to Field's corners started 5 a.m. to ask Prof. H.L. Willet of Chicago Univ. to speak at Rally. He was there at Disciple Convention. Unsuccessful.Made some bill boards for Rally and put up 3 down town. Miss Sears secured of J.Z. Tyler.Sun. 29 only 63 in our whole S.S. Roy taught class Hults went to Lake Ave. for me. Fred Reeve took him down with our horse. 14 present. Rainy. Jail Meeting Mr. Webster spoke. C.E. Consecration mtg. used 16 page selections from Excell's hymnbook. Took up collection for picnic.Mon. 30 Roy and I went to see Mrs. Miller for use of Chapel for Wm. G. Warren Impersonater. Made 2 more bill boards for Rally and one for Warren.p.m. mended bags. Hill lot for load of cornstalks, Clare Davis went with us.

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 2440px × 4714px 65.85 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_147_001_065.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FIOM

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