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Reed, Mary (Mrs. Osgood, sister), miscellaneous letters, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall family correspondence, 1842-1912

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Open book Reed, Mary (Mrs. Osgood, sister), miscellaneous letters, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall family correspondence, 1849-1874

Title Reed, Mary (Mrs. Osgood, sister), miscellaneous letters, Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall family correspondence, 1842-1912

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date 1842-1912

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 silk, and of your wedding silk. You didn't leaveme a pattern. Why did you get another silk? Don't youlike yours? It is too bad to have to remodel allyour clothing. I should dislike to terribly. Writeme what you're doing about it. And howMrs. Juda Taft came to Emily's today, I expect Jana isthere helping Danford. Now I'm going to whisper something but you mustn't whisper itto any one, even with pen and ink. No oneknows it but me yet. Hark! then, now Chandlerand Rhoda are engaged. That's all I must tellyou now. Don't tell. O! how shocking fastI've written! it will take your four pair of eyesto read it I guess. But I've so much to say, andmy pen won't talk fast enough. I was hindered about an hour, too, by a music teacherthat called here. He played beautifully onyour Melodeon, and I wanted to hear him. Ourtea is ready, good-bye a little while.O! Abby if you had only been here justnow. I've just been out to ride on the lumberwagon. After tea Chandler invited me to ride downand see the new house and then we rode over toMr Pierce's. Chandler went to buy a great-iron kettle.Some masons are coming tomorrow to pet two kettles andbuild a chimney and were in the backroom. They've been plastering James house to-day. O! I don't like to say good bye yet but Imust I haven't written half I wanted to. But Goodnight. Affectionately Mary[written along the left-hand side of the page]If I was in La Porte tonight with you Abby - I'm 'fraid I should talk faster thanI did that night Mr. Kendall asked you if my tongue was mighty. Where is Mr.Kendall, at home this evening? I wish I might just look at him. Givemy love to him. Tell him never to forget his sister Mary.

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 3 Folder 56

BibID 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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