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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 he is admirably fitted, to enter into that capacity. Dwight Grosvenor is going to teach in Athol. Kate Houghton is teaching in Barre now, (this fall and winter school.) She has been quite fortunate thus far; Heaven grant that she be always. Elizabeth Brown commences her school, the last of this month. Her father is sick & the physician thinks that he will never recover. Mary & Sophia are at home this fall. They & their brothers spent the evening here last week. Franklin is quite engaged in politics. I do hear much said about the Loco's, it is the whigs and free soil. Hon. Charles Hudson lectured here a short time time ago & the next week a free-soil man Henry said when they tried to cheer him, some would hiss louder than they would cheer. it ended by giving cheers for Gen. Taylor, they got him so excited that he told more lies than he meant to, he would not allow anyone to take notes of his discourse. I was told Charles Wetherell is a stern advocate for Gen. Taylor & is quite a leader among the whigs. They say he is paying his (distresses) to Miss Eliza Ross. By the way, I must tell you that Miss Sarah J. Cole is married to a Mr. Going of Boston upon a three weeks acquaintance. There was a cattle show in town last Tuesday. Mr. Willis gave a lecture in the afternoon which was a very eloquent one, I heard your brother say Mr. John Howe's home was burnt and all its contents to the ground three or four week since. There was fifty tons of hay or more which was consumed by the devouring element by which Petersham seems destined. It was insured for all it was worth. The engine company rallied out, but could not avail much, on account of the scanty supply of water. The school went to visit Prospect hill, week ago yesterday. We enjoyed it very much, it seemed when we started off very much as it did last fall. I study nothing but mathematics, Grammar & drawing. Lydia the same, except she has Latin. I often wonder, if while engaged in solving the problems in Algebra, whether you have any (pupils) in that branch now or not. or as ugly and contrary as I was last fall. If you have, I

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

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