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Home and Farm Business, Illinois and Indiana, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1872-1912

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

Title Home and Farm Business, Illinois and Indiana, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1872-1912

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date 1872-1912

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 condition the Tenant was in advance of any of his neighbors he had plowed nearly two hundred acres and planted sixty already and the neighbors said he beat them all The house had been cleaned up and things looked well indoors and everything looked much better than when Snee was there, for he had torn the barn corn crib and house nearly to pieces And I was very much pleased with the appearance of things all around and I think that you have secured a first class tenant and that I found was the opinion of all the neighbors The crib and barn was nearly ready to fall down he said he would take them down and put them up again if I would furnish the nails I thought you ought to do it so I bought for him at Fowles #5,30 of nails I have since seen his son he

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 83

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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