Inventory of the John R. Pendell Papers, 1817-1906

Abstract

John R. Pendell was a teacher, Baptist minister, and book salesman of Worcester, Mass. and New York.

Collection consists of personal correspondence of several generations of the family of John R. Pendell, teacher, salesman, and Baptist minister, and of the related F. D. Ingersoll and Jeduthan Stevens families, discussing family finances, social life and customs in Massachusetts and New York, the need for education for various members of the family, religion, temperance and prohibition, and the presidential elections of 1884 and 1888.

Descriptive Summary

Repository: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
Creator: Pendell, John R.
Title: John R. Pendell Papers, 1817-1906
Language of Material: English
Extent: 2 Linear Feet, 1527 Items
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

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Correspondence, 1817-1906

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