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are Farmers going to do? Taxes so high & crops cut off. Must Manufacture, Manufacture! Possibly it may prove all for the best that you were obliged to leave College, though we have all felt bad & almost blamed ourselves for suffering it so to be, notwithstanding we could not help it. It seems very necessary from present appearances & prosperity for Ann to have a school-house built, which, if done, will essentially drain the family purses, for some time. It seems rather unfortunate that such an expense should be necessary just bow, when you need funds so much. Charles saved but little wheat & that little was blasted so as to be hardly worth threshing. Oats pretty good. Write particularly as usual. You are such a good boy about it commonly. Mother pleases me, calling you her "little Isaac." I suppose it seems hard to see all her children going & growing away from her. Good bye.

Mother & Lucy Nov. 7 1845 Paid 5

                                                      Mr. Isaac S. Metcalf
                                                           Turner
                                                                   Maine

Nov. 8th 1845 Turner Me right-hand side Beware of geese. They are oftentimes more dangerous than ganders, though the latter sometimes hiss the longest. Do you understand my meaning? Ever your affectionate Sister Lucy. Do you hear from Foxcroft often? I do not. Don't know how many scholars they have. Very full at beginning of the term. Mr. Parker has been quite sick, I hear. Injured in getting from a waggon. Do you ever write to him? & to Mr. Tash? You better. Beautiful weather last week in Oct. Warm & fine.

bottom of page Joseph and Eliab are well situated; doing well, I suppose, but they will not be able to furnish much, I suppose, at present. Joseph will have to be pretty frugal in order to do what he will be obliged to do for Ann. I intended to send you a little money this fall, but Ann was obliged to take it. If I get a school this winter, perhaps I can. If Charles could only sell his Colt & Things, he could get some money. By the way, Nelly, the red colt is a large, likely, handsome creature & little Becca, Cate's youngest daughter, bids fair to be as valuable as Nelly. Seem if they might be sold. don't it? Mr. H. Sargent and his knee pretty bad. Getting better. Wolves & bears pretty thick here. Theoph. Sargent saw three in the road on Hoxie Hill. Many sheep killed.