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

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

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 This country looks splendidly now. There is an exuberant luxuriousness in the vegetation, and a rich fullness in the forest foliage which is never seen I think at the north.
They are lately commencing raising wheat here in this hill land, and with fine success. The wheat fields look extra well now I think, about waist high, very thick & high colored.
Have you got any winter wheat growing this year? I think you do well to give it a fair trial upon your best land. You have, it seems, very little encouragement to try spring wheat much more.
I wish they could get the Flax Culture started well in Maine. I believe or hope it would do well.
What have you done for orcharding this spring? I am inclined to consider that one the best things for you. How do our little trees of last spring from Uncle Natty prosper? And your young nursery. You know I feel an interest in everything there.
We are doing not much here nowadays, just keeping along, doing a little, waiting, and getting our wages. There is some delay in getting the work under contract. Some great London Capatalists are trying to get the whole road to build & equip. They want no money, only the Companys land Bonds. It is a great job. I think very likely that they will get is. Their agent, a Mr Fitzgibbon from London passed through here a few days since looking at the country. He is the best looking English business man I ever saw. This delay keeps us here lying on our oars. I want to go East and perhaps shall before a great while.
I wish you and Almeda would write to me oftener than you do. I want to hear from you all all the little ones, to whom much love.
Sincerely
I. S.

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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 198

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3107px × 4866px 86.55 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_08_fl_198_002_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FKGV

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