Newberry Library - 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 Elyria July 6 1866IsaacJuly 6 1866Nettie DearestI mailed a letter to you yesterday giving an account of our Fourth of July at the Lake.Last night came your letter of Sunday & Monday July 1st & Second, whereof we were glad. Little Anna shouts in great glee over her little letter from May, and John is always ready to join in with her.I went into the old Yarmouth Church when I was there, although not on the Sabbath, so I did not see it 'clothed' with the audience.I am sorry you do not enjoy your 'rest.' You must try to do so - for the profit - benefit of it, may perhaps depend in some measure upon your enjoyment or enjoying it. If yr "Occupations' gone"ï¿½ï¿½: you must wish to yourself another of enjoying the lack of occupation. The 'weight' you speak of upon your spirits must have been a 'premonition', I guess, if the burning up of Portland; which came the next day did it not? Did you see the fire I wonder from Yarmouth.You think you 'ought to be doing some good', Of course you ought every day of your life. At home you have

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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 187

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3093px × 3867px 68.48 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_187_019_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK0L

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