Newberry Library - Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 1 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 1 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

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Title Writings: School Essays, presumably by Josephine Stedman [folder 1 of 2], Nathan Kendall and Abby J. Reed Kendall miscellaneous material and writings, approximately 1850-1852

Creator Kendall, Nathan R

Date approximately 1850-1852

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.

User-Contributed Transcription Information wanted.Are all the scholars required to furnish compositions fro the paper belonging to their divisions? If so we are pained to say that some have neglected to do so. Have received compo only from Miss Malvina Weld, E.D. Wells, P.E. Delano, Mary Abbey, Minerva Thorniley, Mary Hamilton, making in all only 6. also received some valuable articles from Miss M. BurtonOur greatest glory consists not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. A phrenological lecture is to be delivered in the hall of the W.L. Institute Friday evening. Nov 21stThere will be no preaching in the universalist church this sunday? the next editress Miss E. Roup and Miss P. Burton,A reargination of the Philomatthean Society is to take place on Friday afternoon directly after the Rhetorical Exercise,Why are the young gentlemen who walk our streets like a steam engineAnswerBecause they have a train of smoke behind them,Answer to the conundrum last week. I don't know,I am related ti Sally Smuggs directly and indirectly and collattaly both by affinnity and consanguinity yet I am not her daughter but her daughter is my aunt and cousin, sisterinlaw and niece, to my father, she is daughter in law to my grandfather and grand daughter to my grandmother. Now if you will tell me what relation I bear to Sally Smuggs I will tell you who was the father of Jebedei's children. J. Snouks,If there be a hill 10 feet high and I go up one foot every day and down one how long before I will reach the top?Our greatest glory consists not in never falling but rising every time we fall. We acknowledge our indebtedness to the young lady who kindly furnished us with some very valuable articles for our paper.Hope the poetess will yet awaken by next week. Miss H. Divine editress next week

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

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Call Number Midwest MS Kendall-Reed Box 5 Folder 106

BibID 9.91343E+14

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2909px × 3811px 63.47 MB

File Created 08/11/2017

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