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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 It is rather a foolish business this going to College without backers, rich father's or something of the kind. I never would advise a young man of my condition to go to College, without I considered him a read geniusunderlined, such a one as I never saw, and he had better stay away then he would do well enough anywhere. besides the miseries of College would probably destroy him, before he got through. It is too bad for as decentunderlined a fellow as I thinkunderlined myself to be to suffer quite as much as I do from povertyunderlined Since I have been in College, 18 months, I have earned by my own hard labor $180.00, and hadunderlined $50.00 besides. My expenses in all, 5 journeys between here & Bangor, to Turner, Richmond &c &c. $40.00 Dress I had hardly any clothes at all when I came here. "60.00Books & Stationery only. 20.00Room furniture & Incidentals 25.00Board 35.00Postage 6.00College Bills 84.00 not all paid __________Total Expenses $270.00Income "230.00 ___________Besides being poor -- $ 40.00Of course I am somwhat in debt now, and getting deeper & deeper, every day I forgot $10.00 Society bills, about, which makes it $50.00 in debt instead of 40,00

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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

Size 3019px × 3771px 65.18 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_06_fl_149_004_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FISR

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