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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) and siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1854

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Anna Mayo Stevens Rich Metcalf (mother) and siblings, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1854

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 I M M Mr L.H. 1847Brattleboro is quite a village, and appears to be a very thriving business place. On the other side of the Connecticut river, which river belongs entirely to New Hampshire, rises abruptly a high hill, this overtopping almost overhanging the Village so that the Sun usually rises at Brattleboro ' a little while before it sets at Capt. Jos. Stevens' in Warwick. Brattleboro is now the Terminus of quite a number of Stage routes, into several different States; and already the Centre of a good deal of business: which moreover will increase greatly when our Railroads are built, especially if the travel of the great West, or even a portion of it comes this way. By the way, our Engineering, (and who are better judges, or have better opportunities of judging?) think that about the greatest chance for speculation, now in the Country, is at a place they call "Grouts" Grouts Tavern I suppose: which I believe is on or near the Conn. River, at or near the mouth of "Miller's River." It has, I believe, abundant Water priveleges, and other advantages "too numerous to mention." It will be on the proposed route just equidistant from Boston & Troy; the great half way house, Stopping to Dine place etc. besides a junction place of branches. The place has hardly begun to exist in imagination even, yet: and those

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 7 Folder 169

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FJCI

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