March 25, 1796  - October 17, 1817

USMA cadet from September 2, 1813 to March 2, 1815. He died so soon after graduation that Cullum has virtually nothing about him.

Publications:

•  List of artickels [sic] each cadet will want next year, MANUSCRIPTS-PERSHING CNTR  SPEC Mss. Description:  1 p. ; 32 x 20 cm
Summary:  Officer, U.S. Army Corps of Artillerists and Engineers. List of cadet personal articles recommended by Alden Partridge.
        This single leaf was "Taken from a ms. book written by Lt. A. Wendell, Corps of A & E about 1813" according to a note clipped to the manuscript. This is a list of items for his room (blanket, wash basin, etc.) and ends with "A. Partridge," so it is probably a copy of an order. Saw this file September 21, 1999.

• Papers, 1813-1818. MANUSCRIPTS-PERSHING CNTR  SPEC Mss. Description:  35 items
Summary:  Army officer. Papers include orders, bills, and a notebook containing verses to songs sung as a cadet.
        Contains a copy of the farewell address of Cpt Partridge, Dec. 18, 1813.
        Contains a copy of "Orders, West Point, April 1, 1814". They read in part: "2nd. The Mathemaical (sic) Class will attend at 11, O'Clock they will be Dismissed to their rooms when they will read or study until 1, O'Clock P.M." Next comes drawing and "Those who do not attend drawing will in the meantime study their mathematical & French lessons for the following day at their room, from 2 till 5." Signed A. Partridge.
        Contains a note from the "Recorder of Albany" reporting that "From an examination of the family bible of the late Mr. Philip Wendell deceased it appears tht his som Abraham Wendell was born the 25th day of March" in 1796.
        Contains a list of 37 items sold at auction. Probably USMA has them all in this folder. Looked through this file on September 21, 1999.

•  [Algebra Notebook, 17 June 1814]. West Point. pp. 39.  This copy book deals with algebra (pp. 3-23), equations (pp.  25 -33), geometry (pp.  36- 39).  Topics include ``Sir Isaac Newton's Rule for raising a Binomial to any power whatsoever" (pp.  13-14), ``Infinite Series" (pp.  18-20), ``Arithmetical Proportion" (p. 20), ``Application of Arithmetical Progression to Military Affairs" (pp.  21-22),  ``Of Computing Shot and Shells in a Finished Pile" (pp.  22-23), ``Quadratic Equations" (pp.  30-31), and ``Resolution of Cubic and Higher Equations" (pp.  31-32). Copy rebound in 1983.  ``Sarah Wendell Account book" is at the end of this volume.