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Business: to Nathan Kendall from Newell Gleason, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1850-1855

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Open book Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers 1842-ca. 1940 [Box 04]

Title Business: to Nathan Kendall from Newell Gleason, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1850-1855

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date 1850-1855

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 present quarter is out which will be in two months. I shall have saved clear from all expenses about one thousand dollars ($1,000) in ready cash, purely from salaries. My expenses have been pretty heavy too. Engineering is a profession in which there is something ahead for an ambitious mind to strive to obtain. It is perfectly astonishing how high the excitement runs upon the subject of Railroads. The South are getting greatly interested in the progressive enterprise. I have a very fair prospect of getting an appointment to take charge of a Road, as Chief Engineer, in the Southern part of Kentucky. There is some pretty strong influence pulling the wires for me. I can hardly expect to be so successful, still there is some hope. I am really glad I have chosen this department of business. There are splendid openings constantly presenting themselves. Some men in the business are literally coining money. The country is perfectly excited in the Rail road enterprise.[top] I am sorry on account of the disappointment but we must make the best of it we can. Now I expect to make a trip [left-hand side] to Kentucky in about three weeks shall probably go to Leamington, Danville and Louisville.[right-hand side] three months then if he is in want of a situation to communicate with us.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 81

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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