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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 apples - Indian Pudding for dinner - Went down in evening to sell tickets at the Reformation Entertainment. Mending a little in P.M. warmer today, but no rain still.

Sat. Ely & I went to Oberlin at 11:27 and walked back in P.M. with Mayo and Dale McFarland. Ike and Keyes came out to meet us. Made 4 pumpkin pies & fudges also -

Sunday - taught Anna Monroe's S.S. class very disorderly. Warm -

Monday -11 Fire in our woods - Harry & Ike fighting it all day. Mayo went back on noon train - Mrs Smith here made my black jacket - 1.00
Bread .12
Rain about 6 P.M. first for 6 weeks - so Harry & George did not stay at the woodlot all night.

Tuesday - Oct 12 15 glasses quince jelly. 18 apple - Committee Meeting at Mr Cadmus' office - Made nutcakes in evening, for society tomorrow -
Peanuts. .15
Bread. .14
Dinner, Hash, Scalloped Tomato - Chocolate Blanc mange - Dutch cheese supper - Wed, Thurs. Fri - very warm. Helped entertain Society Wed. 112 at first tables - pretty tired - Annie & baby here Thurs. I lay abed more ot less & went not out in evening -

Sat. Chicken for dinner - mashed potato -

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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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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2611px × 4897px 73.20 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_002_180.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQO7

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