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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

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 with her, perhaps equally homely. One very tall Miss Smith; the other quite short, but I forget her name. A Rev Mr Smith came with them who was to preach at DuQuoin today; Perhaps may settle there! An Eastern clergyman as I understood coming west for his health. A little boy also of their party. What occasions your father's Diarrhea? Can it not be cured: One of those I.C.R.R. Directory here lately would give $200.000.00 freely for the power to eat a good dinner without hurting him. He is a confirmed Dyspeptic. What good does his great wealth do him? Oh Ettie, We are thankful, are we that our Rail Way Accident was not worse. I am thankful for Mitchell's escape, and that of our Engine Men. Their escape was almost miraculous. And then for myself how I happened not to be on the Train

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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 176

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2032px × 3178px 36.99 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_176_024_006.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJLO

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