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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 that beats. Emma's health is very good. She desires to be remembered to you, and send much love to your Sister and Miss Weed. We were much surprised to learn that she [Miss Weed] has returned to Mass. and hope that she will regain her health speedily. In looking over this letter I think you may take it as the exponent of my mind and health, and you will certainly give in that I'm sick. By the way; the use of a Mathematical term puts me in mind of Something, which is this. I have been puzzling my brain for some time past in trying to solve a problem found in the latter part of Day's Algebra. It is the 16th in "Application of Algebra to Geometry." The side of a square inscribed in a right-angled triangle is 12--the hypotenuse of the triangle is 35--required the lengths of the other sides. [diagram of right-angled triangle with 35 on the top angle and 12 in the square] If you would send me the solution of it I would be much obliged. There is no one here that can solve it. A young man here asked me if I could do it for him saying that he had given it up. I told him I would try it. He is one of the School Committee, and I should like "Mighty Well" to show him how. But I must close. Pleaase let us know when we may expect to See you. Makeup your mind to stay three weeks at least. Your sincere friend F.O.Rice

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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