Newberry Library - Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1843-1849

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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, 1843-1849

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date 1843-1849

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 propose + expect to reach only to what may called a respectable grade why then I would beg you to considerwhether it will be worth what it would cost. A respectabletrader, farmer, or mechanic is fully equal, in my estimation,to a "respectable" lawyer. And in many things they have theadvantage of him. If you were my son, I would infinitelyrather see you the master of a 100 acres of good landunder [Hill feed?] & scientific cultivation , than to see youmaster only of a law shop & a few miserable clients.Even if I will care of seeing you a respectable & successfullawyer, equal to Eight- tenths of the profession, I would prefer the farm for you. Young men in this country make great mistakesby [illegible] the learned professions so much. I would say to every young men,- Choose your occupation whenyou are sure of reasonable success, & all the better if youselect an occupation where there is sure to be roomenough. & when you are reasonably certain thatwhile you shall make a respectable provision for yourself& those dependent on you, you will make yourself anhonest and a useful man, & a good member of society. This accomplished, whatever may be the occupation, you will be respectable and respected, and stand a much better chanceof happiness, than if you engage in the strifes of a crowdedprofession, determined beforehand to be miserable if you cannotconquer a success equal to the full gratification of a spirit of restless & vain aspirations. I trust you will receive the intimations [illegible] inthis letter in the spirit in which they are offered - which is that of kindness, and goodwill & sympathy, towards

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 88

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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