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Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

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Open book Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

Title Various, to Lucy M. Furber (sister), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1839-1843

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1839-1843

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 Foxcroft Aug. 26th 1843Absent Friend I fear I have given you occasion to think I have forgotten my voluntary engagements to write you. Perhaps you have even begun to suspect, my professions of regard dwelt on the lips- but came not near the heart, but my time has been so much occupied in the various domestic affairs of our family, that I have hardly had time to write to my dearest friend. My sister have all been absent this summer, and the work must nessessarily deade? on Mother, and myself. But I doubt not that you are acquainted with the duties of a farmers family, and will excuse me, for so long delaying an answer to your very interesting letter, which was duly received and perused with much pleasure. I was happyto hear of your good health, and that you was so pleasantly situated in your new home , where you appeared to have every thing to make you comfortable and happy. Although I can not say I think as pleasant to teach and attend school (especially if we have a good instructor) Mr. Tash has closed his school and gone to visit his friends. He has engaged a female

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 2 Folder 47

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 3079px × 3790px 66.81 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_02_fl_47_023_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FEQ5

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