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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 am sure I pity you. I know something what it is to have encrusted brains, like mine, to deal with. Perhaps you will say to this (Mirabile dictu). I really think I might study Algebra from July to eternity I never could apply it. Your brother solved an example yesterday in Greenleaf's Arithmetic which he and and several others have been engaged in for two or three days past. several of them thought it was not right (It is this-Required the greatest possible number of hills of corn that can be planted on a square acre, the hills to occupy only a mathematical point, and no two hills to be within three and a half feet of each other. (it is in square root) Ans 4165Your brother Edwin says he has written two letters to you since you wrote to him and Franklin Brown also. Father & Mother send their best respects & Henry also. Lydia sends much love to you and your sister copied with mine. I hope you will excuse this ill written letter & if you deem this acceptable, answer it as soon as convenient. I will not make any apologies, but hope you will not view this with a critic's eye but will pass my imperfections by. Yours affectionately, Sarah A. Sanderson.P.S. I forget to mention that Lewis Whitney was married to a lady in Essex last week. Sent out bride to-day. Lydia says he was very attentive. I forgot to write also, that Susan Young was attending school in New Salem & Sarah Bryant in Westminster, Adelphia is at home. Austin Wheeler spent two or three weeks in town last summer.)[upside down in pencil]1848 Not found.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 89

BibID 991342528805867

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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