Newberry Library - Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Elizabeth Anna Rich DeWitt (half-sister), 1844-1855, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Elizabeth Anna Rich DeWitt (half-sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1855

Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Elizabeth Anna Rich DeWitt (half-sister), 1844-1855, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

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 Sister AnneI believe I wrote to you something about those bundle of Town's? Reading books that were sent to me. I had nothing to do with them but to benefit the interests of the Original proprietors. I have one set to the Sup. School Com. of Richmond and one to the preceptor of Litchfield Liberal Institute; and believe I will pack up a couple of sets of them and send to you by Express. I suppose it will not cost a great deal. The whole bundle came to me by Express from Portland to Gardiner, 50 miles or more for, 25. If you do not want the books, or any of them. I have no sort of objection to your carrying them to a book store The retail price of those twelve books would be $3.00, to teachers schools, Towns, or School Committees they are put at exactly half price. I have marked the prices of each in some of the Books. I want you should see how you like the spellers. the System is very much 'cracked up' in that respect. I wish you would write to me a little more frequently. I believe I write more letters than all the rest of the family together. I have written 30 full letters, many of them more than one sheet, since I went to Richmond, about 9 weeks. Mother & Lucy complain of you Bangor folks, I guess with reason. You don't do you share of correspondence Yours. Brother 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 6 Folder 149

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

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Unique Identifier NL11FISS

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