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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 2 lemon pies - 4 loaves brown bread - Ham - Baked potatoes - apple sauce.

Sunday 19. Cold weather - church and all in the Opera House. We all went except Chas. & he went in the evening - 283 at S.S. Ihad 3, Mr Luck, Louis Hecock, Geo. rich - Nette had 7 - Pater, 5.
Gave Keyes .08
Nelson .06
Ike .15

Monday - washing 1.05
Beard .19
Vegetable Peachers & many grapes -

Tuesday -Bread - Hummer .19
" Warner .12
Frost
2 qts Veg. Peaches - & much molasses (?)

Wed. 22 9 more q'ts grape jam
Mrs Moore - cleaning .50
Bread - Warner .13
" Hummer .20
Cora went home in P.M. about 3 or 3:30. Went down town with Maro in A.M.
Trousers - 2.50
2 shirts 1.00
neckties .50
cap .50
suspenders .25
Napkin rine 1.00
Borrowed fr. Garden Fund - 3.00
Evenings to Mr Ingersoll's office to see & talk over plans for new ch. H.W.I. - Mr Cadmus - Mr & Mrs F.N. Smith - Mrs Brooks, Mr Chapman - Miss Gates - Mr & Mrs W.E. Miller

Thurs. 23. Lovely weather. Went to Lorrain Co. Fair with Keyes & Nelson in P.M. 305, back by way of river- .25
Put away Grape Jam & apple jelly - Mrs Richardson

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

Link to Catalog View finding aid | View record

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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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2622px × 4908px 73.67 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_176.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQO3

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