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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Jas. H. Wilkins, December 11th 1876
Letter to Hollingsworth from the law office of Jas H. and Jno. M. Wilkins discussing W. Geo. C. Staylore. -
Letter addressed to a "Madam" from Charles Wright, February 3rd, 1877.
Letter to the Baptist Home, presumably addressed to Hollingsworth, from Charles Wright of the South and North Alabama Railroads, requesting to be notified of when a little girl enters the home that would be available for adoption. Letter is marked Louisville, KY. -
Letter from J.B. Wilgus, February 15th, 1877.
Letter to the Baptist Home from J.B. Wilgus of J.B. Wilgus & Co., a bank in Lexington, recommending Mr. and Mrs. Shivel as a potential adopting family. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from J.W. Edwards, August 21st, 1877.
Letter to Hollingsworth from J.W. Edwards, Louisville Chief of Police, discussing the delivery of two children to the home. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Arthur Peter, August 21st, 1877.
Letter to Hollingsworth from Arthur Peter of Arthur Peter & Co., Wholesale Druggists and Importers in Louisville. He discusses the chief of police, Mr. Edwards, and the two children of Madame Turpin. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from J.K. [Nuriselly?], July 29th, 1878.
Letter to Hollingsworth from J.K. [Nuriselly?] from the Office of J. G. & J. W. Allen in Sharpsburg, Kentucky discussing the Frannie Moore, a child adopted by Mrs. Sarah C. Ratliff, who is looking to adopt a friend for her. -
Letter to the Baptist Orphan's Home from Arthur Peter, June 6th, 1879.
Letter to the home from Arthur Peter of the Office of Greene & Lindsay, Attorneys at Law in Owenton, Kentucky. Peter reccomends Willy K. Roberts as a suitable man to take care of a child. There are three attorney signatures for confirmation, J. W. Greene, J.B. Martin Clerk, John J. Ow, and J. H. Domman. -
Letter to Dr. Smith from Mary A. Hollingsworth, March, 1874.
Letter to Dr. Smith by Mary Hollingsworth concering Mr. Jones, who was requesting a child that would suit him. Hollingsworth recommends Lula Totem, given to the home by her father (still living) Cornealius Totem. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from W. L. Weller, August 11th, 1879.
Letter to Hollingsworth from W. L. Weller of W. L. Weller & Son Re-Distillers naming two children of John McKeown as Willie (aged six) and Frank (aged four) as being added to the home on the order of Judge Hoke. Willie was born on February 25th, 1873 and Frank was born August 21st, 1876. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Jas. [Svan?] Chatta, March 20th, 1880.
Letter to Hollingsworth from Jas. [Svan?] Chatta from the Bank of Shelbyville notifying the home that an adoptive mother, Mrs. Joseph Donahue, has died. He is asking if her adoptive son must be returned to the home, as he nor his wife can care for the child. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. W. W. Breese, May 10th, 1880.
Letter to Hollingsworth from Mrs. W. W. Breese of Nashville, Tennessee confirming her and her husband's adoption of two little girls from the home. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. W. W. Breese, May 24th, 1880.
Letter to Hollingsworth from Mrs. W. W. Breese of Nashville questioning the exact age of the two girls she's adopting. The eldest was said to be nine but her birthday was listed as May 29th, 1868, making her twelve. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from John A. Herring, June 25th, 1880.
Letter to Hollingsworth from John A. Herring concerning his five neices. Herring was reccommended by Reverend R. M. Dudley to write on the five little girls's behalf, as their mother is sick and unable to care for them, and he is too poor to care for them. The girls are in McCracken county and Herring writes from Georgetown, Kentucky. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from John. L. A. Stewart, December 12th, 1880.
Letter to Hollingsworth from John L. A. Stewart of the Kentucky Institution for the Education and Training of Feeble-Minded Children in Frankfort concerning Alice Westfall's arrival to the Institution from the Baptist Home. Alice has fallen ill and is unlikely to recovery, and is unable to contact her mother. -
Letter addressed to "sisters" from Mrs. E. A. Bain, January 5th, 1881.
Letter to a "Sister" from Mrs. E. A. Bain in La Grange, Kentucky concerning the upbringing and education of a three year old boy whose widowed mother works as a chef for Mrs. Bain. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from A. [Hopeland? or Hogeland], November 11th, 1881.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from an A. [Hopeland? or Hogeland] from the Kentucky Infirmary for Women and Children in Owingsville discussing the care of a boy whose father is a drunkard. The Infirmary is wanting the Baptist Orphanage to take him into their care to produce him a chance at life before he is "soon beyond redemption." -
Letter to J. Laurie Smith from Jo. H. Thomas, March 7th, 1882.
Letter to a J. Laurie Smith from W. H. Harris of Harris, Durham, and Dunlap General Dry Goods in Danville concerning the death of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Grimes and if their adoptive daughter Mimi needs to be returned to the home. Harris requests an answer be made to Jo. H. Thomas. -
Letter to Hugh Crank from P. L. Sleagall, June 16th, 1883.
Letter to Hugh Crank from P. L. Sleagall who writes to the home after the death of his grandson, requesting to adopt a little boy to "make a man of him." Letter marked from Scotts Sta. (?) -
Letter to a Mr. Weiller from D. L. Bleigh, September 6th, 1883.
Letter to a Mr. Weiller from a third party, D. L. Bleigh, from the office of the Louisville Chief of Police, Col. John H. Whallen discussing a "hard" mother that wants to return her child to the home. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from W. F. Norton [Hierbert], 1884 March 25
W. L. Charles Hiebert (or Hicebest?) writes "Let Mr. Harris have Anna Laura Doyle. He has executed the papers." From the office of G. W. Norton and W. F. Norton Bankers.