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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 Saturday November 23th
Cold. Cloudy. Rose at 5 1/2
As Usual. Chores, studying and writing. no wood to saw but Chores. School and so forth as usual. No Compositions at all. Next lesson in Virgil is first of the Ecelogues or Bucolics, we have got done with the Aeneid. Cicero next term spose
C.D. Gilmore is going away to will be he[[re]] no more. He is a very clever fellow [[I]] guess. His Grandmother [[I]] believe was a Metcalf from --- Mass. Bucolics harder than the Aeneid, only 100 lines to[[o]] tired
P.M. Writing &c. Com. did not make out much. O dear!

Sun. 24
Cloudy. Rain. Rose at 5 3/4
As Usual or so. --- James. Nothing hardly before. Meeting but new Meeting, Mr. Pomroy 11 Peter 1-16th. "For we have not followed cunningly devised fables. Sub. Evidence of of the truth of Scripture
S.S. Prof. Smith not there. preached at Hammon St. Mr. I. Mason took charge, Not very interesting. (Granma here yester[[day]]
P.M. Went in to the Baptist meeting house. Mr Wolson. Good
Writing letter to Milo &c. No attend meeting
Eve Rainy

Monday 25th
Rainy South Wind Rose at 4 3/4
Began to rain last eve. rained all night. now most gone
Very powerful South Wind. Very hard rain all day. Snow gone all in a "Great Hurry". Powerful Rain very. Wind all
Commenced the Eclogues on Bucolics of Virgil As Usual
P.M. On account of the Violent Wind the stove smoked so that school was dismissed at recess. Greek lesson recited but in a very humble manner indeed. Very smoky
Eve. Did not make out much of any thing James was at home all evening packing up his things and picking over his papers. Cleared off

Tuesday 26th
Fair. Cold quite. Rose at 6
Chores &c as usual. School as usual &c. Bucolics hard S.C.B., [[?]] cold &c. At school as usual. At home. Writing &c &c
Eve. Po[[?]]ed C[[?]] &c for Thanksgiving for as h[[?]]

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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 3038px × 3713px 64.58 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_219_002_023.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G2F6

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