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Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

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Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1883-1889

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1883-1889

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 without lunch, but found another party there, and had some of theirs. back about 2:45. Read Children of Gibeon in evening.
Wed. 10 Rainy, foggy, cloudy - no mountains - finished children of Gebeon in A.M. Bowled in P.M. Letter from home, wh. made me almost decide to go there at once - Mrs. Typer & Miss Schneider called here in P.M.
Thurs. 11 Took morning stage to Campton Village, after much hesitation & very brief decision - reached Boston at 5 P.M. trunk transferred. Stowell's closed, could not get watch - 6:25 train to Wellesley - stayed at Freeman's Cottage - Mrs Ramsom & Miss Kendall there with Miss Denison - Mr Kendall spent the evening there.
Fri. 12 Went on lake for lilies with Emily Clark - went to Cottage St. House for some things, but had wrong keys & could not get in - called at Miss Winsors - took 12:18 train to Boston - had lunch - got watch - bought lunch for journey - took 3 oclock express with Miss Hope Narey - Section 4. Wagner Vestibule car Auburn - went to bed early.
Sat. 13 Train on time - left Miss Narey at Boston, she going to Chautauqua - Home at 12 oclock or so - surprised the family at dinner - John in hayfield - A & A here -

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 12 Folder 275-276

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2893px × 4439px 73.52 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_002_169.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ9X

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