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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

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Open book Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Joseph M. Metcalf (brother), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1844-1850

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1844-1850

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 I would advise you not to purchase a Gold watch, those you mentioned are Ladies watches. I would'nt have a gold watch cost less than $50 to 75. Much prefer a thorough perfect, full jewelled Lever Silver, cost $30.00 to 32.00 do ten times the service, and really better every way.
Some of our Turner young men are going down east this win[[ter?]] up to Lincoln, lumbering &c. some 8 or 10 of them. They go tomorrow I expect, and will pass through Bangor, perhaps stop there a little, so I think of sending these letters by them, they will get to Bangor a little sooner than by Wed. mail. But perhaps it will not be best to put the money therein, for fear that it might be mislaid. though they are young men who might be trusted, good country fellows. I will send it in a week or two, perhaps a fortnight, about Thanksgiving time if just as convenient for you, when I have got the rest of my money. You can write to me first, if you please; Please to tell Eliah to write also. As for your remarks on my 'weak side' as you are pleased to term it, I beg leave to inform you that you are entirely & unnecessary out of the way in your calculations! There would possibly be some such danger for yourself if you ever ventured into the company of Ladies that is; not however that I would advise you not so to do, but probably you have erred somewhat in my character.
By the way, have you altered you opinion in relation to early marriages? Did I ever convince you of that!
I expect to teach school this winter in Richmond a town on Kennebec, not very far from Augusta.
Write more news some other time Brother Isaac

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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 191

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3086px × 3897px 68.85 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_191_012_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FK45

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