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

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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.-Jul. 1851

Title Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, Jan.-Jul. 1851

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date Jan.-Jul. 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 then we could journey together and it would be so pleasant. How is your school going on at present and how does Miss W. endure the duties of school since her illness. She had a Serious time of it indeed, and I think if she was not homesick and low spirited any of the time She will indeed do to live in Kentucky. As for ourselves we are doing very well at present and have had nearly two weeks vacation. We commence school tomorrow. For two or three weeks before Christmas our school was small in comparison to the number previous, owing to the Smallpox being quite prevalent. As near as we are able to judge we are giving general Satisfaction although we cannot tell how long we may, for you know that in a 'southern clime a dark cloud soon gathers on a cloudless sky and breaks sending a drenching shower; and a school teacher needs to bear in mind that admonition written in the good Book "Set him that thinketh he stands take heed lest he fall." You asked if we thought we should stay more than this year. I can hardly tell. If I can get into any good permanent business when I go home next summer we shall remain but if not shall return; and in case we do return we shall try hard for a school in Louisville. Have you let the people in Mt. Washington know of your intention to leave?[right-hand side] We would have been glad to have made you a visit but were not able to do so.[top cont. from another page] square with the world then.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 91

BibID 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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