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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 Miss Pierce & Miss Tinker came to see me, also Miss Geleston - Letter fr. Anna Rich.

Thurs. 29 Cooler weather. Note from Mrs. Fuller - wrote to her. also to Pater, Miss Eaton and Jessie Closson - very brief letters. Went to village after dinner with Miss Geleston - Christian Association meeting this evening.

Friday 30 Went to Simpson after breakfast, to see Miss Scudder, also Caisius Caius, who is in bed today. Liquefaction of SO2 at 10:55. Walked toward Waban with MIss Howes after Bible class - Brief birthday letter from Annie. May basket on doorknob, I think from Miss Tinker.

Sat. May 1 Autocrat of Breakfast Table, Holmes' Poems,volume of Carlyle & Hawthorne, birthday poem fr. Susie Hawkes. Letters fr. Harl & Ethel. Took 5:53 train to Worcester, where Uncle George met me.

May 2 Beautiful day - Church - S.S. & Miss. meeting. Went to walk in the lane with Harry in afternoon. Communion Service at 1:30 - Florence joined the church.

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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 2730px × 3890px 60.80 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_276_001_174.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQ1M

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