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Isaac Stevens Metcalf diaries, May-December 1851

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Open book Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, May-December 1851

Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf diaries, May-December 1851

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1851-1852

Place United States

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

Format Diaries

User-Contributed Transcription Friday July 18
Morgans
Quite a shower
Rose late & late breakfast
Work late, walking along heavily
out of woods & up to Boarding house
They left of last Night. 1 to 2 miles
Fairly into wide Prairie at 11, or 12
Then Went on.
at 2 I dined at Roots
3 Went on
Stopped at Dark
Six miles & upwards.

Rode back in his wagon to Mr. Roots
Mr. Roots wants me to take the [[?]]
&c. I do not wish it to.

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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 222

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2007px × 3039px 34.93 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_222_001_065.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G32K

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