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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, October 1897

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 Check on Cleveland Trust Co.
Elyria Lumber Co. - $500.00
" Hardware " 159.00
Farm Implement " 125.00

Check on S.D. Bank to Mr Allen - 66.25
Allen - 10.00
Marks 12
Freeman 12
Smith 9
Northrop 11.50
Hrbill 12.
A little mending in evening - Children in tub.
Dinner - Hash, Fried Apple, Elderberry Pie - Supper - Oatmeal, Fried Apple. Letter from Chas. Cold -

Sunday Nov. 13, '98 Keyes 9, Nelson 8, Ike 15 .32
S.S. Coll. .05
All to ch. & S.S. - sermon on "Unresting Nature of Christian Progress" - O, that I had wings like a dove - Fly away & be at rest. S.S. went well - no librarian there exc. Allie Trotter - Letters to Harl, Mayo, Nette - read to children.
Dinner - Baked Lima Beans - Corned Beef - Quince Jelly - Lemon Pite - Chocolate Taffy

Monday 14 P'd Harry 15.00
Kettle & Roaster (Pudding Dishes thrown in) 2.00
Called on Flora Penfield, Mrs. Baird, Miss Lickorish

Tues. 15 Bread 14 - Mutton Chops 28 .42
Postage on pictures to Wi & Harold .08
Rice - milk .10
Fair weather - went to new house in P.M. Called on Mrs Griswold & Miss Welch (Raymond Youman's aunt. Mrs Sherwood & Mrs Twiss called here - Letters fr. Chas. & Mayo -

Wed. 16 Made brown bread - chocolate kisses - Did a little packing books. Society in P.M. - took Mrs Couch down

Transcription Status Needs review

Transcription Note This document was transcribed by volunteers as part of the Newberry Transcribe crowdsourcing initiative.

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 2526px × 4883px 70.61 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_001_124.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQRV

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