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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 I should be happy to be able to give you some information about your friends & former pupils in Chesterfield, but I have not been to the middle of the town since the first of Sept. So you see I am not much better or worse forming intercourse with the people there.I believe that you, Br. Kendall, will not be wearied with the repetition if I again revert to the pleasure derived from the works of nature. Here are pleasures free for all. How many there are who pay tens, hundreds, and even thousands of dollars for choice paintings, the work of art. But I who cannot do this can feast my eyes on pictures painted by nature. Yes all have this privilege literally without money & without price. But do all avail themselves of it? Do all enjoy it who might? No. Some there are, -- and such are to be pitied, -- who can pass their 'three score years & ten' without discovering anything beautiful in nature; -- Some there are who, if they cannot see the shining dollars, or what will produce them, cannot see anything worth seeing. When they see a beautiful tree they only think how many feet of boards it will make, and how much it will "come to."When they see a waterfall they only think as did one on a visit to Niagara, "What an almighty sight of mills that water would carry" and he sorely lamented the loss of the water. What do such men live for?But I cannot say more, my watch tells me it is school time. So good morning. Yours, in Friendship,Benj. L. DraperMr. N. Kendall.P.S. Write as soon as you can, and as often.

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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