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Rich, Charles W. (half-brother), to Albina K. Rich (Charles's wife) and family members, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1854

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Open book Rich, Charles W. (half-brother), to Albina K. Rich (Charles's wife) and family members, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1854

Title Rich, Charles W. (half-brother), to Albina K. Rich (Charles's wife) and family members, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1853-1854

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1853-1854

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 To James P. Searles

Du Quoin. Feb 19th 1856
My Dear Nephew
I have just written a letter I then send home + I will write a few lines to you.
I suppose that if Uncle Mark [[?]]ithedge was not there that perhaps you have had rather a hard time to take care of the thing, alone but I think that when school is done if your Father can spare you that if you are careful and faithful you can get along quite well perhaps till we can have a man+ I will pay you what is right for what you do. I want you should look well to the sheep + not let them get poor they will be very apt to loose there lambs if they do, + be very careful and not let them waste their hay. They need considerable attention in the spring of the year. If you have to water the cattle at the brook or at the River you will need to see to them + drive them to + back The sheep had better be kept from straying away in the spring because of so many wet places that they may get into and loose their lambs. But you are old enough to use your judgment and take care of all such things+ I presume you will.
Your Affectionate Uncle, G. W. Rich

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 14 Folder 311

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3003px × 3788px 65.13 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_14_fl_311_013_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FT4V

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