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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 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 "My Dear Sister" from Sister Lutishia Whiteworth, January 2nd, 1894.
Ms. Whitworth writes to the Home regarding two of her three children-- two boys aged 10 and 12 and one girl aged 13. She is "bad sick" and her husband has been dead for two years, and she wants to drop the boys off at the Home. Her daughter had the measles five years ago and "it made a cripel i girr of her for life," so she wants to keep her; she requests repeatedly that the boys be kept together and that she be allowed to visit them and send gifts and clothing. Letter marked Lewisbart, Louback Co., KY. "My Dear Sister" is presumably referencing Miss Mary Hollingsworth. -
Letter to a depot agency from Rev. R. Bowen, May 4th, unknown year.
Bowen writes to the depot agent, asking if he will "please see that these orphan children get a hack that will take them to the Baptist Orphan Home." Letter marked Pinesville, KY. -
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 a Mr. Weller from W. B. Blackiver, September 23rd, 1887.
Letter to a presumed W. L. Weller from W. B. Blackiver, writing to argue his suspicions of Mr. Russell who is most likely abusing the children he adopted from the home. Mr. Russell has pulled his children out of school, and Blackiver believes this is not the fault of their teacher. -
Letter to Arthur Peter from James Waters, August 1st, 1886.
Letter to Arthur Peter from James Waters, principal of The Eclectic and Normal, a high school for both sexes. James Waters is returning the photo of an orphan girl Arthur wanted to send to this high school, yet the high school is having to take a couple other children from a different distinction, and they are unsure if they can take another student at the moment. -
Letter to Arthur Peters from W. J. Browning, September 11th, 1893.
Browning writes to Weller with an interest in adopted a girl from the Home. He states that he will fulfill the requirements as best he can, and that it is just himself and his wife in the family. Letter marked Havilandsville, KY. He writes another letter 25 Sept 1893 confirming that he wants to adopt a little girl, and that he is 30 years old and his wife is 25 years old. He says that they want the girl for help and companionship for his wife. He includes a full page of references. -
Letter to Baptist Oprhans Home from Wm. B. Noe, April 18th, 1891.
Letter to "Sis," presumably Miss Mary Hollingsworth, from Wm. B. Noe, attorney in Calhoun, Kentucky. Noe writes that the Habeas Corpus in the matter of Oscar Blankenship was receieved, and Mr. Gibson has agreed to surrender the boy. Noe writes that is not "the interest of the child to place it in that community again. The party, Shanks, who committed the outrage lives there." -
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 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 Baptist Orphan's Home from R.E. Ryan, August 29th, 1876.
Letter to the home from R.E. Ryan of the Daily and Weekly Ledger, concerning a woman interested in sending her seven year old daughter to the home. Answer written on the back, addressed to a Dr. Peter. -
Letter to Baptist Orphans Home from Edmond Merser, October 14th, 1893.
Edmon Merser writes to the Home that he has three children- one boy and two girls aged 10, 7 and 5. He says he is 80, has lost two wives, is "all most helpulness," and has been a member of the Baptist Church for 40 years. Letter marked Knox County, KY.
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Letter to Baptist Orphans Home from J. P. Pierce, July 15th, 1893.
J. P. Pierce writes to the Home to provide a reference for Clements to adopt a child. He states that he doesn't know Clements very well but supposes that he would treat a child well. Letter marked Marion, KY. -
Letter to Baptist Orphans Home from W. L. Fuson, August 14th, 1893.
W. L. Fuson writes to the Home about four orphans she is taking care of. Their father is dead and their mother is "in the Silum." Letter marked Pinesville, KY. -
Letter to Bro. Weller from B. J. Dawson, October 25th, 1889.
Letter to presumably W. L. Weller from B. J. Dawson in Owensboro, Kentucky writing to confirm he and his wife will adopt the boy Wilson from the Home. Dawson then asks about the bonds process and how Wilson will get to his home in Masonville, Kentucky. -
Letter to Brother Pierce from M. H. Utley, June 30th, 1894.
Utley writes to "Brother Pierce" regarding the adoption of a girl from the Home. He says the girl will suit them well. Letter marked Salem, KY. In a letter from 9 July 1894, Utley sends $5 for the adoption of Lula and to send her to Prinston, KY. He says that if Lula has a mild disposition, there will be no problem with the rest of the family. Letter marked Salem, KY. In another letter from 9 July 1894, Utley writes again to send $5 "to pay Miss Lula a lot [?] expence to Prinston KY in care of Rev. R. W. Morehead." He asks for her to be sent as soon as convenient, and reassures Weller that she will fit with the family. He also states that "the girl that left us to live with her sister a few weeks ago lived with us 9 years," which is very likely referring to Eliza Goodman and her sister Amie Goodman, who wrote to the Home asking to take care of Eliza on 15 June 1894. Letter marked Salem, KY. On a letter from 23 July 1894, Utley describes a girl named Julia who has come to live with his family. He says "she has become sattisfied and will stay with us two years any how," and that "she has some faults we would be vary glad she was clare of." He says that she won't go to school and that he "cant force her to go." He asks how she stayed at the Home and has no education. He says, "Julia sez tell the girls that she has got a good many nice preants since she come to Salem." Letter marked Salem, KY. In a letter from 2 Oct 1894, Utley writes that he cannot keep Jula (Julia? Lula?) Fox, as he "cant controler her she has the worst disposition of eny human I ever seen." He says that they have tried every method to control her "but use the rod," which he won't do. He says he "won't have [his] wife tormented to death" and he will try to find her a home in the country. He asks to be released from her. Letter marked Salem, KY. In a letter from 29 Oct 1894, Utley writes that he "got Julia for a good home in the county where she will be well treated if she will behave herself." He goes on to say that many "Brothers and Sisters that was strong friends to the Home" say that if Julia "was a fair sample of the training of the Home that they would never give another dollar." He asks for a "girl that has a mild plesant disposition" between 10 and 14 that he will send to school, feed and clothe. Letter marked Salem, KY. -
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Letter to Captain Weller from Andrew Kunkel, September 1st, 1899.
Andrew Kunkel writes to Weller, stating that he is sorry, "we cant send Maggie to the home at present as we are in considerable trouble." He says that "Maggie wrote that letter," and goes on to plead with Weller to come to Guston, KY for the trial. The Kunkels are, "in a law suit conserning her [Maggie] we have the man arrested and the trial comes off Saturday September 2." He says that neither he nor his family are "in the fault of this trouble that is why we wanted you to come out and see yourself." Letter marked Big Spring, KY. In another letter from 1 Sept 1899, Kunkel writes again to Weller, stating that they "would have been pleased if you had to come out and would have made it pleasant for you." He says that "as the mgs are in such a shape now we will have to let it remain so for awhile," adding that he or his wife will be in the city soon and will write him. Letter marked Big Spring, KY.