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Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from W. L. Ramsey, September 14th, 1894.
W. L. Ramsey writes to the Home on behalf of Mrs. Martha Bell, who "has just made application to have her four children put in the home, ranging in ages from 3 to 10 years, one boy, and three girls." She currently is homeless and cannot support them, but is "thinking of going to the city to get employment" and if she is able to in the future, would like to take the children back. Letter marked Buffalo, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Eli Olds, September 14th, 1894.
Olds writes to the Home to inquire about taking a girl from the Home under apprenticeship. He says he would like one between 10 and 12 years, helthy, honest, bright, can learn to do house work and that is not Dutch or Irish. He provides references, and requests that Hollingsworth pick a child that suits their family. Letter marked Tacketts Mill, Owen Co., KY. In a letter from 8 Sept 1894, Olds writes to Weller to send $2 and bonds to have the girl sent on the Slim Falls City next wekk to Monterey KY. He says he will meet her there. Letter marked Tacketts Mill, KY. In a letter from 14 Sept 1894, Olds says that he will be at Monterey Sept 18th to "meet Miss Zetta Farmer at the boat." Letter marked Tacketts Mills, Owen Co., KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Laura Hayes and Mr. Daniel Hayes, September 14th, 1894.
Mrs. Hayes writes to Weller to say "it is with great pleasher that I write to you that we are dissatifide of your all children they dont suit me and we want to send them back." She asks for Weller to answer the letter immediately so that she can send the children back from Paducah on the morning train. Letter marked Bardwell, KY. In a letter from 19 Sept 1894, Hayes responds to Weller asking about the objections to the children. She says that "they Joy us and are saucy and fight with one another and another thing we had some small change about the house the other day and the little boy got hold of some money [...] and never asked us for it." She goes on to say that her mother is getting old and doesn't like "bad children." Letter marked Bardwell, KY. On a telegraph from 20 Sept 1894, Daniel Hayes writes "the children leave elevent thirty five tonight." Letter marked Palmer House, Paducah, KY.