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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 -noon to talk over plans again. John, Carrie & Franklin went over to Oberlin - John by bike after supper. C & F. by car at 4:40.
Dinner - Fried Pork, Baked New Potatoes, Milk Gravy - Asparagus - Cookies & Juice. Supper canned blackberries, Dutch cheese +c. 7 qts black currants picked in A.M. Very hot weather. Some mending. Made 3 loaves brownbread. Haymaking

Sunday 3 Ch. Coll .50 Nelson .07 .57
Harry & Nette did not go to church - very warm. Corner Stone of New Church laid in P.M. only Ely went from this family - Gates Gardner here to supper -

Dinner - Scrambled Egg - Salad (lettuce radishes, eggs, dressing) Raspberries & Cookies -

Monday. 4 - Fourth of July -
Fowl. milk .20
Icecream 1 p't .20
Bread .14
Mayo went on an all day tramp with Roy Foley - Ely, Ike & Nelson went down to the Lake. Keyes came home with them about 6 P.M.
Dinner - Harry, Nette & I - Peas, salad dressing, Bread, Milk +c. Icecream - Went over to the Benton's in P.M. mended Mayo's & Nelson's trousers, Ely's coat, Ike's overalls. Cooler much - cloudy -

Tues. 5. P'd Taxes - chk. $62.61
Curtis' - cookies .25 Lemons .30
Berries 4 blk@6 3 red@8 1.03
Rec'd at Lorrain C. Bank check of S.B. Day & E.K. Mussey for $9949.50

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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 2507px × 4875px 69.97 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_12_fl_278_001_087.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FQQU

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