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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Title Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1892-1901

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 Dinner - Chicken Soup-Toast-Chicken-Rice.
No dessert-
Prayermeeting & Teacher's Meeting in evening-

Friday Numbers for house .35
Jan 27.99 Laundry 1.50
Postage (bk to Mary) .18
Called at the Foley's & Plocher's - 2 bks fr Library,
besides the one I sent to Mary-
Lecture in evening - walked home with Mrs Leonard & Mrs kent. Letters fr. Hal & Elias.
Letters to Hal & Mayo & Who's Who in America--
card to Mary - Cora went home-
Bank - John's draft--dep. drew 10.00 40.00

Sat. 28 Bread - (Friday 10) .15
Butter - 44 Curtis'
Nothing to market. Dutch Cheese will not give up its whey. Porches cleared, Numbers put up - sack curtains in guest room & mine. shoes blacked - children scrubbed for Sunday. May Rich came in, just about suppertime. Old table taken over to the Ryan's & leaves of new one put away. Letter from Cane enclosing $10. draft - & 2.50 of Franklin's money.
Letter fr. Chas also--A Mrs Taylor came, wanting work.

Sunday Pater's birthday.
Jan. 29 Ch. Coll. 30 Keyes 18 Nelson 16 .64
Cong'l Work Subscription .10
All to ch. exc. Harry & Ike -- Ike somewhat griping still - rode home after S.S. - Harry, Nelson & I.
Cold - Ely, K, N & I went to Coonville S.S. - in P.M.
Letters to Chas & Nette - & S.S. lesson, in evening-

Monday - Bread .10
Draft from John 10.00

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 12 Folder 278

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2510px × 4885px 70.19 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_002_012.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQT9

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