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Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, Aug.-Dec. 1851

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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, Aug.-Dec. 1851

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date Aug.-Dec. 1851

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 is quite pleasant. My Scholars are Easily managed and quite Ambitious. There is much more intelligence among them than among the Scholars in Taylorsville & Most of them afford proof of Careful training at home. I wish very much that some of my Girls could have the benefit of some of your Lectures upon Chemistry and Philosophy. I have a good Music and French Class. But what is most pleasant, We have constant and good preaching & I am living with some delightful pleasant people--Mr. Burgess about whom I have told you had returned from Mexico & is now with his Brother in Illinois. Is well located I believe. He returned about the first of September & I think he will now be glad to remain near home. He gave us Some interesting information concerning Mexico. He looked very feeble & full. Ten years older than when he left= I told you that we had good preaching . Our Minister Mr. Hopkins formerly preached for the Taylorsville & Big Spring Churches. Has been here about five years. His voice and ?

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 92

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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