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Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1854

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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, 1854

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date 1854

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 Cleveland October 1st 1854Rev N. KendallDear Sir, I was pleased to receive your letter of 27th of August for your words in approbation of past conduct, and encouragement to future exertions I am much obliged. You reminded me of the necessity of energetic labour and perseverance in overcoming obstacles to insure success in life- of this I have often been before reminded and I have ever endeavored to keep it in mind. It is worthy of being repeated a thousand times, for the benefit of youth. While I acknowledge this as true, I hope I do not fail to appreciate the value of a knowledge of this truth. I wish that every boy and girl could understand and feel the same. Your kind advice to be careful of my health, I shall endeavor to follow. It is now much better than it has been. You requested me to give you a history of Cleveland I am glad you spoke of it for I had not before thought to inform myself upon this subject- a matter which ought to be of considerable interest to me, since we have pretty much concluded to make of this place a permanent home. If it would be of any interest to you, I can give you a few of the most important statistics. The first landing in Cleveland for purpose of settlement was in the Autumn of 1776, in 1810 Cleveland was made the county seat of Cuyahoga County. In 1814 it was incorporated with a village charter. in 1816 first church organized; in 1834 the principal streets were graded; in 1835 a large portion of the business part of city burned.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 97

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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