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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 Man here wanting to rent the house. Woman selling kettles +c- Letters fr. Nette, Annie, Mary, Mayo. Sent letters to Nette.

Tuesday - Bread .14
Apples - 1/2 bu. Ben Davis .40
P'd Miss Wadsworth 2.25 - Pattern (blouse) 14 2.40

Wed. Scrapple - Bread .21

For. Miss'y Meeting in P.M. Mrs. Haskell of Samokov. Went to house yesterday & to see Aunt Albina & May in A.M. Expected Mary, but she came not. Made pear sauce.
Dinner - Scrapple, Potato, Hubbard Squash - pear pickles - Bananas & cream-

Thurs. Bread 07. Hand Lotion 50 2@25. Vaseline 35 .92
Dinner - Chicken with Toast & Gravy, Fried Potatoes, Squash, Bananas 7 Cream. Letter from Mary - also from Nette & Annie. Miss Carrie Mussey called - Went to new house, downtown to Elyria Hardware Company - Prayermeeting & Teacher's Meeting in evening. Graham Gems for supper.

Friday. 11 Bread .14. Cottolene .20 Eggs .21 .55
S.D. Bank 25.00
Draft to A. Teachout & Co. S.D. Bank 40.00
Mantel & Grates-
Pressed Corn Beef - 2 lbs. .30
.45
Keyes sold 5th Reader - Rice 05, Milk .35
Couch .15 .80
Fay 25
Mary arrived unexpectedly soon after 7 P.M.
Dinner - Chicken - Potato - Gravy - Squash Pie - Loaves brown bread & q'ts Dutch Cheese down to the Market in A.M. Uncle E.W., Aunt Mallie & Edith came about 10:45 & took Mary & me up to the new house - Mary took 4:30 train for Wellington -
Bread (Warren .21) Market 10
2 lemon pies 30 - 2 sticks chocolate taffy (market) .40

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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 2495px × 4867px 69.52 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_001_123.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQRU

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