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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Charles W. Rich (half-brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1857

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Charles W. Rich (half-brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1852-1857

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1852-1857

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 Dunbarton, N. H. Sept. 15 1856
Dear Brother Charles
I wrote to you I guess the 6th inst. telling of our dear Mayo's death, at 3.45 A. M. the 6th inst. I thought then to write to you again within a few days; but I had not had much time.
When Mayo died Father Putnam was complaining. Monday - a week ago today he was sick with Dysentery. He has not got off his bed yet, though we hope the disease has reached its height, but the Dr.s say he will be long recovering. The next day Mother Putnam was taken with the same disease, and is not able to sit up at all. Monday 8th Little Willie had a diarrhea. Tuesday it was severe, & we called in the Doctor. He called it severe Teething Diarrhea. Other Doctor since says it was Cholera Infantum. He was at once very sick. Thursday morning he was so much reduced we feared he would die at once, but he seemed to revive a little & we thought he was better, until Friday, when he grew worse. I suppose [[that?]] Dropsy of the Brain, or an effusion of blood on the brain commenced

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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 199

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3056px × 3920px 68.58 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_08_fl_199_006_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FKI0

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