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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]

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

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 from the scarcity of time, however I know want of time is made to hide a just many faults, but really I assure that it is not every day that I have time to spare to do even so small a thing as to write a letter, for [for?] the last six months at least, business has been pressing heavily upon my hands. Engaged continually and laboriously through the day and generally through a good portion of the night, when I sit down in my office or at my fireside, after the days work is over, and study a while upon the cases which I have seen through the day, and upon those which I expect to see the next day, I am so fatigued, that "Tired nature's sweet restores balmy sleep" generally sits heavily on my brow, so that I am compelled to yield to his dominion, often to the exclusion of duties which I owe to my self and friends, this day by day passes awayThe last letter I had from you, you told me that you and your sister were making arrangement to go to Marietta where I expect you now are. I have heard from you only indirectly since you have been there, but would like

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 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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