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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 Horse Blanket 2.25
Ely's Suit balance 9.00
K's + N's Suits - 8.00
MR Seedorf's last payment - $75
Deposited in SD Bank $65
Stamp for deed - $1.00
IT [[?]] rubber boots 3.00
Repairs on Keyes' shoes 65
[[?]] $1.90 Graham .88 Whole Wheat .40
Maple Sugar .65
Bananas .25
Tickets Concert for Old Ladies Home 1.00
March 5, 1900 - Monday Dinner Soup(fr.
corned beef) toast - cold meat, tomato, coconut bread pudding with cream DownTown in PM
to receive Mr Seedorf's money and give him his deed also pd bills at Phillip[[?]] , Elynia Milling Co + Curtis Made gingerbread for supper - Concert in evening for benefit of Old Ladies Home
only Harl went down - Shakespeare Reading - sent letter to Chas - Bread - Aunt [[?]] .03 self .12 .15
On hand 2.43
Tues Mar 6 - Icy everywhere - on lounge much - Rena and Harl did not go to Oberlin - cars running very irregularly - water in the cellar
Rec'd fr Nette - shoes 85 [[?]] envelopes 28 dr[[?]] 35 1.48
On hand $3.91
Wed, March 7 WEnt to Oberlin in AM 10:30
car wh was 10 or 15 minutes late - Fare 25
Had a good time with A + A + the children
lay down in afternoon

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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 2538px × 4896px 71.14 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_002_092.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQVH

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