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Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 27 September 1899
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 31 March 1898
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Cecelia Larrison to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston, 5 April 1898
One of six letters to Rogers Clark Ballard Thruston (1858-1946) from Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 11 August 1859
One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 11 March 1852
One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 2 August 1855
One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 23 February 1857
One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
Letter from Fanny Thruston Ballard to Cecelia Larrison (née Holmes), 25 January 1857
One of five letters from Fanny Thruston Ballard (1826-1896) to Cecelia Larrison (1831-1909), a woman formerly enslaved by the Thruston family. -
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.