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Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1843-1849
Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1843-1849
Personal: to Nathan Kendall from Friends and Students, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous correspondence, 1843-1849
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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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Correspondence
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can look back upon with pleasure. The meeting with loved friends, the hours we have spent in their society, and the anticipations of future happiness, are numbered amongst the cherished things that were--But the past is gone--the present is here and what does it bring? are its moments crowned with joy? That must depend in a measure upon our past lives. If the reflections of the past are pleasant, if we are rightly improving the present we are happy. But if on the contrary the past bring naught but thoughts of sadness, if the present is unimproved our share of happiness is small. It often witnesses the formation of bright hopes and fond anticipations of future happiness, which are as unlikely to be unrealized as those which we have already cherished and seen withering in decay. But the future is yet to come, and what does it contain? Who can tell? Who can pierce its dark vail and reveal its hidden mysteries? No mortal arm has strength sufficient fore such a task. No mortal eye can pierce the vail and see what lies beyond. Each day as it rolls onward realizes to us some dream of happiness or disappoints some long cherished hope. This time moves rapidly on--the past, the present, and the future are words of solemn import. But it is not my design to sermonize, for I shall leave that to more competent hands. I am spending the winter at home with the exception of a few hours in each day. Those are spent in one of our village schools and in practicing music. I have a very pleasant school and success has crowned my undertaking this far that as a matter of course is desirable it being in my
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Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall papers
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Call Number
Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 4 Folder 89
BibID
991342528805867
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No Copyright - United States
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Newberry Library
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08/10/2017
Filename
991342528805867_mms_kendall_reed_box_04_fl_0089_003_002.tif
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NL1ZFXM
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