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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 Check to Irving - for expenses of (40, 10) settling matter of Sheldon Land - 39.75
additional - small debts to Irving .35
Cash at Bank 15.00
Fringe for rugs .75
Letters - Irving - Nette, Hinds & Arble, Dora Freeman, Miss Eaton.
On hand 12.43

Sat. Celery .10 Vanilla .45 .55
Mr. Ford Dibble came to see about painting the house - will begin Monday. Mrs. Kent - 2 loaves of bread - Rena came up here in the evening on the new Grafton cars. Miss Wadsworth still here - sewing for Carrie today - Letter from Bryce Metcalf of N.Y. City asking for a Genealogy Book - 1.00
Loaned to Carrie 5.00
On hand - 7.88

Sunday. Ch. Collections .75
Gave Nelson .04
S. S. Collections .15
All in ch. in A.M. except Rob't, who stayed with Mrs. Dobney - None of us went in the evening - Ike home for Sunday.

Monday. Bread - Sat. & Mon. .40
Postage on Gen. B'k above .07
Owe Aunt Albina .02
Grapes .18
P'd Mrs. Bailey - (.25 due) 1.00
Union Suit for Keyes .60
Furnace fire started - Painters began on house.

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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 2519px × 4889px 70.50 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_002_140.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQWT

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