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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Eliab W. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856-1857

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Eliab W. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1856-1857

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1856-1857

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 Ducoign, Perry Co. Illinois.
Wed. Eve. Jan. 28th, 1857
Dear Brother Eliah
By mail this afternoon came to hand your kind letter of Jan. 15th; also one from Samuel of Jan. 16 or 17th. For both of them I am heartily obliged to the respective writers. I was very glad to get these letters, but no more so than two others which arrived at the same time from Elyria.
I have by no means decided to go into the Ill. Central R.R. Co. employ as coal manager. Probably shall determine to have nothing to do with it. Not however from the reason you suggest - that the $1500.00 per annum is small pay. It is rather large pay for the office; larger than $2000.00 as a R.R. Engineer, or Superintendent; probably about equal to $2500.00 There is quite a difference. The Engineer or Superintendent belongs to the R.R. Co. not exactly "body & soul"; but day & night, waking or sleeping, his whole existence is in a measure merged in that of the R.R. he seems to have no separate life, feeling, or interest.
The coal manager, on the other hand, has got no Rail Road, with its interests & responsibilities of life & property

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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 190

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Unique Identifier NL11FK2N

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