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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

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Aug 27 1856
Wednesday. Fair
About sick in A.M. Invited to Mr. Colby's to tea - father, mother, self & children three
Mrs. Tennatt there - son at West Point. very talkative lady & sensible - not highly educated.

Milo. Rain A.M. Fair P.M.
Isaac reached Milo about 9.00, very cold evening. All abed. Ate little supper & went to bed, and slept till 7 A.M. in spite of toothache. It rained about all the A.M. Charles had 15 loads of hay & grain cut, but went yesterday to Fremont Convention at Dover with [[?]]. James to Charles Hotchkins who work for him. Crops appear pretty good. The field of corn beginning to harden
Charles went to Mills to get Mary Kittredge to [[?]] [[?]] & wagon
12 P.M. Started for Bangor. Charles & Albina went [[?]] (to Mill) by New Bridge, which is open & free, being in litigation between Town, Contractor, [[?}]
Through [[?]]eville & the [[?]] very bad to Lagrange & thence at good road, Bangor at 8 P.M. Supper done & stopped at Eliab's

Aug. 28
Thursday. Fair
Wrote Isaac - Letter came from Augusta Walker
Also one from Isaac - Lucy's death - [[?]] the 26th little past twelve.
Lamb Mr. Morse .45c

Bangor
Fair cold & windy
Eliab's after breakfast up to Samuel's, then down town, store [[?]]ed on hat &c. Then [[?]] - & to Samuels
11 A.M. Funeral
Prof Shepherd Cha[[?]]
Hymn "Just as I am, without one, plea &c." with remarks of her state of mind, & [[?]] [[?]]
Prayer very fine & expressive. To Mount Hope on carriage

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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 225

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3081px × 4866px 85.82 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_09_fl_225_001_244.tif

Unique Identifier NL11G36G

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