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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 26 May 1856
Monday. rainy & cold.
Capt Whipple here about an hour to see uncle & aunt. Asenath went for milk - told Mr Safford's people we would take all at Capt W's hear after. Uncle & aunt left for concord about 11 o'c. Cousin Samuel came just after supper
Finished writing to Isaac - Mrs. Anderson came. Mailed to Isaac at Concord
Received from Isaac at Bangor
Received from Mr Keyes, DuQuoin

Bangor. Rain abundantly
Down town part of the day
Letter to Dunbarton & to R.B. Mason

27 May.
Tuesday. Fair & warm.
Father went to Concord and I went with him leaving Asenath nothing to do but take care of babies. Mrs Anderson to help in A.M.
Concord at nine - shopping till 1/2 past two - then to Mr. Smarts, & Esq. Kimballs to dinner - (Mrs Amos Hadley died Sabbath eve.)
Home after dinner - got carriage for babies at $2.50. Found babies nicely.

Bangor. Fair. Clouds
9 A.M. Got Mrs Chalmer's Buggy, carried Anna & Harriet Ely to go shopping. Mayo too. Picture frames. Nettie's picture
11 Got Smith's Rockaway & carried Lucy to Ride
Better
12. Down Town after shoppers. 1 P.M. Brought them house
P.M. Work in garden. Sowed about 40 varieties of flower seeds.
Eve. Mailed to Dunbarton. Letter from Dunbarton to Mother

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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 3094px × 4866px 86.18 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_225_001_216.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G413

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