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Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, October-December 1839

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Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, October-December 1839

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

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User-Contributed Transcription before they manged to get fairly started, down the river. Joseph and [[alls]]
Up to the house, dinner etc. Shool 1 3/4. I very much hurried to make up my lessons etc, much behind h[[?]]d. Greek etc History. School done 4 3/4
Hereafter school is to leave off at half past 4 P.M. and half past 12 A.M. as it is getting rather dark before 5 here afternoons. Rode up on Mr. Leavitts horse after the cow. took care of the horse, milked etc. before 6. supper at 6 1/2 up stairs at 6 1/2 3/4
Eve. Writing letter to Milo etc. Journal etc etc Letter

Wed. 23d
Warmer. Rose at 5 3/4
Chores etc. Mr. W. et wife up after 8. No frost but warmish. Cloudy. Went down to Mr. Foxe's and got my coat and vest. coat made layer
School 8 1/2 review etc. Parsing, Virgil, Next [[?]] lesson get Spelling lesson. Philosophy. Declamation (not me). Spelling etc. School done 12-5. home. finishing letter to Milo, fixing bundle etc
After dinner went down town but could see no one from Milo. James and I went up to N. Harlows to grind ax, knives etc. &c. all the afternoon. drove the cow back, horse got a 5 1/2, milked etc
Just before, as ready to sit down to supper, Mr. W. was called out, and got back, about 7! Expecting him every minute. most l[[?]] an hour.
Up stairs 7 1/4 Writing Composition - on trying - Journal etc

Thursday 24th
Cloudy. wind. Fairish. Rose at 5 3/4
Turned the cow in the little pasture by B. Harlow. Wood
School 8 1/2 et review etc. School left off 12 1/2 plus. down town but not
Bake fresh pork for dinner, eat too much by four. - [[?]] - [[?]].
Greek, school etc. We are to recite Greek before recess under the new dispensation! School done 4 1/2. Cow. Wood etc. milk. upstairs writing

Friday 25th
Fair. dont begin. Rose at 5 1/2
Got some cedar when I turned out the cow, did not get back till 7 1/2
Schooll &c. &c. as usual. Noon down town, but saw no one from Milo
P.M. happened to see "Midshipman Easy" in school. [[?]]. somehow got to reading it wrong
P.M. et Eve. very foolishly, wont do so again could not leave off when bega[[?]] no [[?]]

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 9 Folder 219

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3054px × 3713px 64.92 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_219_002_011.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G2EU

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