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I received a letter from Raymond the last of July he was attending school at North Adams he did not state his object in going to school and I am ignorant of it. I wish you would let me now when you write again. It was the first letter I had received from him since last winter I wish you would write me what Lysander Braggs other name is and where he is where A B Frye is. where | I received a letter from Raymond the last of July he was attending school at North Adams he did not state his object in going to school and I am ignorant of it. I wish you would let me now when you write again. It was the first letter I had received from him since last winter I wish you would write me what Lysander Braggs other name is and where he is where A B Frye is. where Unkle John Lambs boys are where Spencer Nickerson is Give my respects to Unkle John Nickson and his family. I do not know what Edwins object is in going to school. I think it would be far better for him to lay up all the money he can and in the spring go west with Erasmus he has a very nice woman for a wife one who will try and get a living and if Edwin wishes let him take a wife with him if they go west and are prudent they cannot help but doing well and two will do much better than one for they can help each other and I would advise Edwin to go with Erasmus. I would go my self if my health would premit me but I fear it never will premit me to perform the labourious work of a farm and I must content my self to strive on in the merchantile business Sometimes when I sit down and contrast my prospects with those I see arising to distinction around it seems as if my heart would break with greif but the fountain of my greif is sudenly dried by the though that we all shall meet beyond the grave and procede to gather without the distinction of wealth in investigating the works of the Creator is not this a delightful thought Dear Mother that all of us shall meet and togather visit the works of an Almighty God and employing our time in the delightful task of investigating them througout eternity. Erasmus and Sarah his wife wish me to asshure you of their love and respect to you I wish I was not obliged to confine myself to one sheet of paper but so it is I hope Mother you will answer this soon and be asshured of the Respect of your affectionate | ||
To Mrs Jane Kendall | Son Nathan Kendall | ||
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To Mrs Jane Kendall Phillipston Worcester Co Mass | |||
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I received a letter from Raymond the last of July he was attending school at North Adams he did not state his object in going to school and I am ignorant of it. I wish you would let me now when you write again. It was the first letter I had received from him since last winter I wish you would write me what Lysander Braggs other name is and where he is where A B Frye is. where Unkle John Lambs boys are where Spencer Nickerson is Give my respects to Unkle John Nickson and his family. I do not know what Edwins object is in going to school. I think it would be far better for him to lay up all the money he can and in the spring go west with Erasmus he has a very nice woman for a wife one who will try and get a living and if Edwin wishes let him take a wife with him if they go west and are prudent they cannot help but doing well and two will do much better than one for they can help each other and I would advise Edwin to go with Erasmus. I would go my self if my health would premit me but I fear it never will premit me to perform the labourious work of a farm and I must content my self to strive on in the merchantile business Sometimes when I sit down and contrast my prospects with those I see arising to distinction around it seems as if my heart would break with greif but the fountain of my greif is sudenly dried by the though that we all shall meet beyond the grave and procede to gather without the distinction of wealth in investigating the works of the Creator is not this a delightful thought Dear Mother that all of us shall meet and togather visit the works of an Almighty God and employing our time in the delightful task of investigating them througout eternity. Erasmus and Sarah his wife wish me to asshure you of their love and respect to you I wish I was not obliged to confine myself to one sheet of paper but so it is I hope Mother you will answer this soon and be asshured of the Respect of your affectionate
Son Nathan Kendall
(written up left side of page) To Mrs Jane Kendall Phillipston Worcester Co Mass