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Marion Metcalf diary, 1892-1901

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Open book Marion Metcalf diary, October 1892

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 School Year- 1892-3-

Sep. 29. Started from home 12:17 P.M. with Ranusky- ticketed and checked for Washington, D.C. The 4 small boys had all gone to the County Fair, so I did not see them to say Goodby. Uncle Herbert went to Cleveland on same train. Tran was late, and we had just time to find our other train in Cleveland. 1:40 on the Pennsylvania R.R. Took sleeper at Pittsburgh at 8:10 for Washington. Miserable headache. Sent card home from Pittsburgh.

Sep. 30, Friday. Washington about 8 A. M. A beautiful morning. Had baggage re-checked at station, then went to wharf to leave packages & luggage stateroom for tonight. Then Ramsey & I ate breakfast from our lunch boxes and went through the Botanical Gardens to the Capitol. want about there, then to Nat'l. Museum, where we met Miss Moor & Mr. Lade.
Very tired. I went to wharf for my bag, had tea & toast at station & sat there all the afternoon. sent card home. Miss Booth & Lavinia Cornelius came into station while I was there, on their way to Hampton. On the boat I found Miss Johnston. We all had staterooms near together. I had supper on the boat, as our lunch boxes were lost. found John L. Brown, of last year's Hampton class, a waiter in the dining room there.

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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 2569px × 4907px 72.17 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_277_001_005.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQAY

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