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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. J. Bassett, July 28th, 1889.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. J. Bassett in Leitchfield, Kentucky. Bassett writes that the "woman at the poor house" wants to send her two babies to the Home soon. -
Letter to Mr. T. W. and Mattie R. Harrod from Jno. H. Weller, February 18th, 1889.
Letter to the Harrods from Jno. H. Weller, saying that the Home cannot send a child away until the outbreak of scarlet fever is gone. Weller thinks that the outbreak will be gone by the next Board Meeting. -
Letter to W. L. Weller and Sons from Mrs. Thos. R. Givens, February 25th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller and Sons from Mrs. Thos. R. Givens in Flournoy, Kentucky requesting a "good looking, amicable, obedient child" she wants as an apprentice. The Home should send the child as soon as possible to Thompson Station in Union County, Kentucky. -
Letter to Judge Jno. M. Burns from W. L. Weller, March 6th, 1889.
Letter to Judge Jno. M. Burns in Ashland, Kentucky from W. J. Weller discussing the bond process and the role of a Judge and County County Court in an adoption. -
Reference Letter from J. W. D. Moore and Arthur Peter, and March 6th, 1889.
Reference Letter from J. W. D. Moore and Arthur Peter, Chairman Committee on Orphanage, discussing Lula Rickman, an orphan whose parents (Ian and Susan Rickman) have died. Lula carries with her four hundred and fifty dollars, which will be kept by the home for "the charge of her benefit." She will be safely delivered to the Home. -
Letter to Judge Jno. M. Burns from W. L. Weller, March 11th, 1889.
Letter to Judge Jno. M. Burns in Ashland, Kentucky from W. L. Weller confirming that he has sent the bonds to the mother are for her to use in committing her children. If the two children are of sound mind and body and the mother is willing to give them to the Home, the children will be accepted. Once the children are admitted, the mother, by contract, has no control of the children and will have to write the Home to hear from them. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Dr. Jos. Martin, March 20th, 1889.
Letter to Mr. W. L. Weller from Dr. Jos. Martin in Poindexter, Kentucky discussing his visit to the home on Monday, March 25th. -
Letter to W. [J.?] Weller from [C. O.?] Givens, April 30th, 1889.
Letter to W. [J.?] Weller from [C. O.?] Givens, editor of The Inquirer, in Owensboro, Kentucky. Givens requests a "proper blank" for a girl from the house. -
Letter to William Weller from Geo. A. Cubbage, May 11th, 1889.
Letter to Mr. William Weller from Geo. A. Cubbage, clerk of the Grayson County Court in Leitchfield, Kentucky, confirming Mr. Moses Terry will adopt Ida May from the Home. Cubbage requests the required paperwork, and states that his friend Mr. Dugan will pick Ida May at the 7th St. depot. Cubbage also requests that Miss Cilla Owen be notified of this news. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Geo. A. Cubbage, May 14th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Geo. A. Cubbage to introduce Weller to Mr. S. F. C. Wooldridge, a neighbor of Mr. Moses Terry. Mr. Wooldridge will deliver Ida May to Mr. Terry and the bonds for her will soon be signed and sent. -
Letter to Baptist Orphan's Home from Q. B. Coleman, May 14th, 1889.
Letter to Baptist Orphan's Home from Q. B. Coleman, Muhlenberg County Judge writing from Greenville, Kentucky. On behalf of Bro. J. H. Craig, Coleman writes to send a destitute child with no father and a mother kept in the local jail. The child's name is Etta Whitmer and is only two years old. Coleman is unaware if Etta's mother was a member of any church, but believes her family to be Northern Methodist. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. L. Givens, May 27th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from C. L. Givens saying that the child he intends to adopt will not be used as a servant. He and his wife again request a ten to twelve year old girl that will be present and attentive to young children, wanting it to be "just as if we had a child of that age ourself." -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from John D. Taggart, June 6th, 1889.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from John D. Taggart, president of the Fidelity Trust and Safety Vault Company, to ask if Josie Long can bring her sister, Lana Long, to his office and verify she is alive. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Q. B. Coleman, June 15th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Q. B. Coleman, Muhlenberg County Judge in Greenville, Kentucky asking if the home has any children nine years old and older that can now be adopted by good Baptist families. He requests the conditions "upon which you bind children," as he can find homes for two or three children soon. -
Letter to Baptist Orphan's Home from B. F. Montague, July 24th, 1889.
Letter to the Baptist Orphan's Home from attorney B. F. Montague in Raleigh, North Catholina, writing to testify that Dr. H. H. Marshbune has been a "gentleman of culture and good character" for the twenty five years they have known eachother. -
Letter to Mr. Weller from George Hunt, July 17th, 1889.
Letter to presumably W. L. Weller from George Hunt in Stanford, Kentucky discussing a boy mentioned in a prior letter and his behavior becoming akin to his father's. Hunt also writes that Bro. Barron had been paralyzed a few weeks earlier, and was unable to respond to letters.The letterhead is for A. R. Penny, Druggist and Jeweler. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from J. W. Eades, July 26th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from J.M. Eades in Nebo, Kentucky, who writes in response to Weller's earlier letter confirming he will adopt Charlie Aulick and will fill blank checks upon their arrival to him. Eades prefers Charlie to be apprenticed so Eades can teach him how to farm. Eades is also a deacon at the Baptist Church in Pleasant Grove, Hopkins County. All his other children are girls and he needs a boy to assist him in his old age. -
Letter to Mr. Weller from George Hunt, August 10th, 1889.
Letter to presumably W. L. Weller from George Hunt in Stanford, Kentucky discussing a boy mentioned in a prior letter after he had a discussion with Mr. Pierce, the boy's father. Hunt mentions a "sister Jani in Caldwell," and says he will fill blank checks if they are sent to him. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Jas. A. Shuttleworth, August 16th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Jas. A. Shuttleworth, owner of a men's and boy's clothing store in Louisville, saying that him and his father are pleased with the boy they have adopted from the Home. Shuttleworth writes, "Trust he [Shuttleworth's father] may be able to make a useful man of him." -
Letter to W. L. Weller & Sons from Mrs. T. R. Givens, September 2nd, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller & Sons from unknown person. Their name is not signed on the letter, but they are presumably related to T. R. Givens from the name on the letterhead. Givens writes to the Home saying she wants a boy instead of a girl, but still around ten years of age. Givens writes that she is a member of the M. E. Church and has two children, one nineteen years old and the other sixteen months. She says that she is forty-five years old, and her husband is forty seven. She lists four references: Mrs. Ludale La Rue, Mr. Hill Buchanan, Mrs. Hugh L. McElroy, and Mr. [Huron?] Harris. All are in Union County, Flournoy, Kentucky. Givens also writes that she will apply for a boy in Cincinnati if she doesn't receive a boy from the home.