Letter : New Orleans, La., to Catherine F. Kendall Rix, Mobile, Ala., 1851 Apr 28.

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Letter : New Orleans, La., to Catherine F. Kendall Rix, Mobile, Ala., 1851 Apr 28.

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ALS written by George Wilkins Kendall to his sister, Catherine F. Kendall Rix. The letter includes brief discussion of Kendall's current work as a writer and his plans to establish a sheep farm in western Texas. Kendall also discusses family news, referring to "William," possibly Rix's husband. The letter is addressed in care of Rix, Kendall & Co.

1 item (4 p.) ; 25 cm.

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Rix, William, 1811-1892.

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Rix, Catherine F. Kendall.

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Kendall, Geo. Wilkins (George Wilkins), 1809-1867

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George Wilkins Kendall settled in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1835. In 1837, he and Francis A. Lumsden established the Times-Picayune, a New Orleans newspaper. Kendall participated in the Texan Santa Fé Expedition in 1841 and was subsequently held prisoner in Mexico. During the Mexican War he accompanied United States forces under Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, reporting war news for the Times-Picayune. He was the author of Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé Expedition (1844) and The War Betwe...