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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 Jan 20 1857
Tuesday Cloudy - snowy at night -
I got breakfast - got in wood box full of wood swept and garnished the two rooms with carpets, kitchen & dining room - made yeast with excellent success. Anna came over from two to three At four I went to the dress maker and had lining filled - no more done till next week. Called at the Dr’s - He went to office & got Tribune. No letters in

Isaac at Springfield Ill.
Legislative Halls
Dr Vinton's Lecture in Exaggeration
See Mem. Book

Jan 21
Wednesday - Fair -
Making bread - Jennie not very well. Did not go to school. Dr came over with two letters from Isaac and one from George. All good. Wrote and mailed to Isaac - also to mother M. Went over to see Anna with baby about three - dined with them - baby enjoyed it finely, as did his mother
stayed till about five, came home - put bread in the pans, went to prayer meeting - baked bread after.

Isaac at Springfield Ill.

See Mem. Book
9 P.M. Great Western R.R. Train East
Midnight at Decatur
Cassell House

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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

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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 3074px × 4853px 85.39 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_225_001_286.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G41T

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