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Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, Jan.-Jun. 1852

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Open book Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers 1842-ca. 1940 [Box 04]

Title Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, Jan.-Jun. 1852

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date Jan.-Jun. 1852

Place California, Lake States, Northeastern States, United States, Indiana--LaPorte, Panama--Isthmus of Panama

Language English

Subjects Washington City and California Mining Association, Chronically ill, Courtship, Domestic relations, Families, Farm life, Gold miners, Husband and wife, Migration, Internal, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Teacher-student relationships

Description Correspondence, writings, documents of Nathan Kendall and wife Abby J. Reed Kendall of Massachusetts, Indiana and Illinois, including many letters to each other before and after marriage in 1857, as well as numerous letters to and from members of their families, friends and former students. Some correspondence and documents concern travel to California begun in 1849.

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User-Contributed Transcription Respected teacher, and brother in the faith: with much diffidence I undertake the task of addressing a superior. I have had many promptings to this task (excuse the word task I know of no other to my purpose) from an internal earnest desire to speak to you and hear from you; but as oft times, save one, as this desire has ripened into a resolution, thus often has it been silenced and put down by deferential respect. I have heard very little from you since you left this place; I heard however this week, that you would take your place as principal of this school in about six months; and your sister as principal of the female department. I should be extremely delighted to have both of you return, but I do not want Paul to go away. I fancy I should like your sister as teacher of French -. Miss Woodburry I presume is a scholar in French as in otherthings, but I entertain the notion that she does not talk enough - but I do not complain. I very much regret that I was unable to attend school during the last summer term, on account of the latin. I like a teacher that will talk and create an interest in the lesson. I believe scholars want explanations & illustrations, want the subject presented (whatsoever it may be) in its different bearings. the mind can retain two

Archival Collection Title Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 93

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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