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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, September 1895

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 John came back, late to dinner -
Ivette drove Florence Putnam over to Merlin. I did not return. Pater + boys picked grapes.
Dinner - Bean Soup. Hash. Fried Apples. Blanc Mange.
Heard from Mrs. Kelsey. letter fr. Sister Moore, enclosing one fr. Dora Freeman. Keyes had a letter from Donald McFarland, in Des Moines.

Tues. 13. Papering finished in easter room upstairs . Went as Reception room. to meet train at 4:08, 4:18, 5:07, 5:30, 6:50, 7:50, 7:57, 8:03. Mrs. Kelsey came at 5:07. + Ely took her home. In the evening we brought home Miss Rispah Tarr, of Mt. Vernon.
Eng. Monkey for supper.

Wed. 14 Went to meet train at 11:27 + 11:55 + 2:07. Dinner at M.E. Ch. - Annual Meeting of Ohio Branch of W.B.M.I. in our church today + tomorrow. Mrs. Wood living of Boston spoke finely in evening on work of A.M.A. Children Meeting at H. I took Keyes and Nelson and Franklin to same. Miss Hobart, F Cleveland, came to our home after the afternoon meeting Miss Tarr having gone to Pearl Lord's.

Thurs 15 F.M. day- Went down about 11 + staid till nearly 6 - went with Mrs. Kelsey to 5:30 train. Dinner at M.E.Ch. John + Carrie drove over to Oberlin in P.M.

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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 277

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 2501px × 4889px 70.00 MB

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Unique Identifier NL11FQIR

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