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Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, 1855-1858

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Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf diary, 1855-1858

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1855-1858

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 Feb. 3 1857
Tuesday. Pleasant till evening - rainy -
Wrote and mailed home. Elisabeth cleaning some in sitting room. I drew baby over to Anna's after dinner - she came for me at four and we called at Mr. Herman Ely's, Mr. Wilbers and Mrs. Knowles (Lymans) pleasant calles - Head ache all the evening. bad cold. Elisabeth washed my bedquilt.

Isaac at DuQuoin
Office, plans &c.
T.W. Mifflin & Plan for Campbellite Church
Read Hawthorne's Seven Gables

Feb. 4.
Wednesday - Rainy & sloppy -
E. baking bread & ironing. I washed collars - made candy. Jenny home writing com[[?]].
Wrote & mailed to Isaac. Letter from Almeda
One from Isaac of the 26 Jan.

Isaac at DuQuoin
Letter from Dr Roman about Belleville & DuQuoin R.Rd
Collision below Carbondale Two Freight Trains Smashed

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Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 9 Folder 225

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3192px × 4769px 87.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_225_001_293.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G41R

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