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Various, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), 1847-1866, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

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Open book Various, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife) Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1847-1866

Title Various, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), 1847-1866, Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

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 how kind every body is to us - every delicacy Anna has. The old school house is a dear spot still. Mr. Wood is their minister - & the church tho but few are engaged All the young men in the army - Mrs. Skinner has two sons there.My time is mostly occupied in waiting upon A. She is very very feeble. - does not suffer much only from her breath which is sometimes frightful. I presume you have heard that last spring she was taken with a hemmorage of the lungs - apparently in health tho the winter she had a slight cough a cold - her health has always been so uniform, that we thought she could not be sick - the laws of health was her study - very temperate in all things - but I have no doubt but it is hereditary, was taken just as Ephraim was - tho fails more rapidly. she spent three months, with her friend in NY. I had great hopes that would do her much good, but it did not. the bleeding continued frequently until her return & had not since any? her flesh is wasting - she seems cheerful most of time - anticipate our return to our home in the spring. I have been afraid she would not live until spring, but she seems for a few days so much better she may be comfortable next summer. I am interested in your family of dear ones - may God spare them to be a blessing to you & the world. Some how I need more chastisement than others - it is my prayer that I may proffit by all this, - how triffling the world looks to me - there is but few that I enjoy their society. I am sorry I feel so - it seems as tho I should love to talk with you & Mr. Bradford love to them - altho I am an old woman I may live to see you with others

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 4 Folder 118

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2205px × 3495px 44.13 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_04_fl_118_012_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FG5C

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