Newberry Library - Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 2 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 2 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

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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 [folder 2 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date approximately 1850-1852

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.

User-Contributed Transcription And ye shall choose to yourselves two editresses every week and they shall cheerfully insert everything presented worthy of the paper which they edit. And the scholars with one voice began to make excuses saying I can not write well enough. I have no time, etc. -- I pray thee excuse me Then said the teachers except ye are sick and unable to write ye can in no wise be excused. So they chose for their Editresses Josephine and a yankee whom they call Mary. Now the time was come for the Editorial and Mary said I cannot write it, then said Josephine unto her oh! but thou canst write it: but she denied again saying I cannot write it; indeed thou must write it else we have none and our hearers will grieve. Now it came to pass when evening was come and she sat sorrowfully at her task there came a voice crying Behold thou hast it on thy page, be troubled no more, and she looked and lo! it was there, and from that hour her heart was made glad. In the mean time there was a Kentuckian who volunteered to head the paper and it was delivered unto him and he inscribed there on "The school girls offering ? M.E. VincentA truth. Less sin would be committed were men to act as though all saw them.

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 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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Filename 991342528805867_mms_kendall_reed_box_05_fl_0107_005_002.tif

Unique Identifier NL1ZH2E

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