Newberry Library - Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, ca. 1850

Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, ca. 1850

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Open book Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers 1842-ca. 1940 [Box 5]

Title Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, ca. 1850

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date ca. 1850

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.

User-Contributed Transcription somewhat modified by the works of art claims our attention. The cool and damp weather which always comes at the opening of Spring is over and we may raise the window that our view of the surrounding scenery may be enlarged. The window raises and immediately the room is filled with the most delicious perfumes, the beholder is stupified for a moment with the shock produced by the grandeur of the scene. Through the vines trellised over the window may be seen the bright and beautiful queen of night with her myriads of stars casting there silent though comprehensive beams upon the earth to gladden the hearts of men and to display complete the beauty of the scene. As those bright orbs mirror themselves in the wide expanse of water that spreads itself at the foot of the gently sloping yard, covered with the most beautiful flowers, plants and shrubs, how can their beauty be compared with works of another kind? Words are inadequate to paint the beauty of such a scene but a sense of any own insignificance strikes me not on account of my poverty in regard to property but my poverty of soul. A lover of truth.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 5 Folder 107

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Size 3008px × 3869px 66.63 MB

Filename 991342528805867_mms_kendall_reed_box_05_fl_0107_007_003.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZH38

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