Newberry Library - Metcalf, Isaac Stevens. Friends' correspondence (mostly Edward Everett), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1853

Metcalf, Isaac Stevens. Friends' correspondence (mostly Edward Everett), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1853

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Open book Friends' correspondence (mostly Edward Everett), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1853

Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens. Friends' correspondence (mostly Edward Everett), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1853

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1853

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 They say they can cure all diseases not caused by the destruction of any organ. One (Dr Gardner) referred to a person he had cured in Nashua, which if true would take away my incredulity and it so far affected me that were I suffering I would let them try me. the case was a Lady some six or seven years ago when a child she eat something which gave her spasms which increased so that for several years she had not been able to use her legs at all and her arms were useless also for a part of that time. Now he says that in less than a week she could walk. she rode to M. and had walked into the city Hall that evening. Her brother (a Mr Firk who keeps a store here) stated that the facts were as had been said by Dr Gardner
Is this a humbug or not?
We are in the midst of a thaw -
I went with Ned C. Wednesday to take the Estimate on the 14th & 16th Sections. What in the world is he to do there all this winter - Do not for a moment doubt that I shall be glad to hear from you -
Yours sincerely Edward Everett.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 8 Folder 208

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3116px × 3914px 69.82 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_08_fl_208_002_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FKUC

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