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Miscellaneous letters, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall family correspondence, 1856-1874

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Open book Kendall, Sarah (Mrs. George Weaver, sister), miscellaneous letters, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall family correspondence, 1842-1874

Title Miscellaneous letters, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall family correspondence, 1856-1874

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date 1856-1874

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 Circle, superintending all my family matters and keeping the children clothed and dressed for school and society and attending to their training; that I do not neglect for anything; sometimes I feel we are too strict with them but I would a thousand times rather be so than to fall in to the looseness of the present age in managing children. I feel much stronger here than I did in St Louis. The children are all well and strong save Clara. We sometimes fear she may not grow to womanhood she is so slenderly made and so sensitive physically and mentally. I have taught her at home until this Spring and Summer she has been in school; is learning finely and enjoys going very much. doesn't like to be out a day. We make it as easy for her as we can and give her all the exercise we can. Lydia has been vising through the Summer but will be with me this Winter and I shall give up my girl this week and we shall do our work together times are so hard. Mother Weaver is to visit us a while soon for the first time. Helen and her husband have made us a visit this summer & Brother Andrew. Cousin Rebecca writes me that Raymond is a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Missouri Army. He has not written us since we came here although Mr Weaver & Abby have written him twice (inserted) perhaps letters have not reached him. His school was doing well in the Spring term we learned. Have heard from Jesse several times this Summer by letter; he was at [[Cairo?]] in Spring but is now Assistant [[Comissary?]] in the 31st Indiana regiment who were until recently in camp near Terre Haute. Edwin is well. Myron has written of what he is doing. Will you write of Erasmus; Myron wrote he had visited you. Cousin Sophie buried a fine healthy boy of eleven months a few weeks ago of brain fever.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 2 Folder 43

BibID 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

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