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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 [Pratt to Nathan Kendall]Amherst (Call) March 31/46My Good Friend KendallYours came to home this day and I rely with all possible dispatch. I am quite anxious that you should come here and think there will be no serious obstacle It is a question in my mind where you had better strike but think you had can go about when you please. You will find it for your advantage to spend as much time in College as you can If you should enter the present Freshman class you will be able to take a higher standing and receive more benefit from the course. But after all I cannot say that I think it advisable in your case I have just seen the Pres. He says you can enter at any point you please provided you will sustain examination in the previous studies or if you should fail in the same particular you might make it up at vacation or at your leisure. I send you a Catalogue in which I have marked the studies gone over by the Freshmen and Sophs. thus far. You will not be

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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