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Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, 1866

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Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, 1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1866

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 8 Friday Fair Cloudy Rain
garding horse by side of Red Colt all day, up & down the Road, hrs with considerable trouble.
Eastern Storm.

9 Saturday Cloudy Steary Rain
Changed Darling Horses, Bribed horse did well but proved too lame, So changed back. Red Colt isnt bellerds - to bralry
mazzg lettering and Lees before School Col.
Rain stopped operations
Grafted some. Downtown.

10 Sabbath Cloudy Rain
Rev F. A. Wilbur
L.L. Full
3 P.m. L.L. Concert. Semiphirs
Ere. 2 Thes. 2 last part exploration

11 Monday Fair
Darling horse. B Red Colt. To River Pasture with Darling " " & Grey colt ts N, Nall's. Bought 5 young cattle Load of Sawdust. To mood for small mood. Red Colt around.
Downtown. Millrer's

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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 226

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2656px × 4140px 62.95 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_226_001_071.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G467

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