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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Eliab W. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Eliab W. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1846

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1846

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 It seems that Almeda has really got started to spend the winter in Mass. Do you know where she is going to be? Is she going to Royalston & Warwick, or among the Searles'; or is she going all round the lot? And little Jamie stays behind. I wonder if the little fellow was contented to be left. By the way I judge that he is rather a good little boy, is he not? Where should I direct a letter to Almeda? She ought to write to me. Will it not be considerable trouble to Charles to take care of her things? tend "critters" in both barns, I suppose, must he not? It will take all his time this winter to 'do the chores,' without any teaming; that is, if he has no boy. Most I am afraid of is that he will not get time to be married! What think you of it!
What induced W. Brown & Son to move across the stream? I should think it inconvenient to be so far off. I believe W. Brown owns his dwelling, so he will not move that. I guess you will move back next year. Do you have to go away over there to open the store all these cold mornings, and back again before breakfast? or do you get yr breakfast first? I would, I think.
I should not think your Brown's house was not big enough for so large a party as 420 invitations. guess it was lucky it was a rainy evening. I was at a much bigger one in a biggest house 'tother night! That same rainy Thursday night, didn't I have a great ride home in the rain from somewhere? Eh!

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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 188

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3019px × 3867px 66.84 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_188_001_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK26

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