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Letter to W. L. Weller from Warren B. Nichols, August 14th, 1895.
Warren B. Nichols writes to Weller on behalf of Mrs. Fannie Carver, who lives in Scotsville, Allen Co., KY. He says that she would like to adopt a girl about 11 or 12 years old. Nichols says he has known her for 2 years and that she is a "fine Christian lady." He says he can write to her in Scotsville. Letter marked Settle, KY. -
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Letter to Dr. Burton from W. W. Warren, October 13th, 1892.
Letter to Dr. Burton from W. W. Warren of Lebanon, Kentucky, writing on adoption records. He and his wife have recently adopted a little girl, previously named Pearl Stansbury, now named Margaurite Warren, yet the court has no record of the adoption. If the matter isn't straigtened out, the child may lose $2000. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from W. W. Jordan and Bell Jones, February 21st, 1895.
W. W. Jordan and Bell Jones writes to Weller regarding the Rogers children. They say that the children are "at Prepton on Chairty and Ney. Jones is simply able to support them," and asks for the Home to send the Apprentice bond to her. They say "we only beg for the bond" and that "as for a compromise it is useless to mention it to Jones he is now living with the fourth woman since he and sister Jones parted." Letter marked Hopkinsville, KY. -
Letter to Miss Mary Hollingsworth from W. W. Free, May 3rd, 1897.
W. W. Free writes to Hollingsworth on behalf of Eaton, who "wants a girl from the Home," who is "13 or 14 years old healthy and of a good disposition." He asks for the necessary papers and offers a recommendation for "the family." Weller writes at the bottom, "Come to see us and make selection after we have considered the matter together" Mar 3/97. Letter marked Sulphur, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from W. T. McGill, March 31st, 1894.
W. T. McGill writes to the Home regarding Wilie Worh, a boy who they apparently adopted from the Home and are having trouble with. They say that Wilie says he will not stay unless they will "pay him wages as he is bent on having money of his own." He goes on to say that they have given him too much to pay him, and that any money they have given him he has spent on "tobaco and other trash." They want to send him to "a house of reform as soon as posible" and ask for the Home to advise. They specify that they want him to be treated well but "do not want to think of him as tramping over the world being misstreated and nocked about." Letter marked Sonora Hardin Co., KY. -
Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from W. T. Gaines, June 22nd, 1909.
Gaines writes to the Home inquiring about getting a boy to raise/use as a farmhand. He says that he has a wife and two grown daughters, and would provide the boy "the same treatment that farmers usually give their sons, with about the same educational advantages." Handwritten, "Ans 6/28/09, none suitable, M. E. A." Letter marked New Castle, KY. -
Incomplete Letter from J. H. Switzer, undated.
Incomplete letter from J.H. Switzer. -
Incomplete Letter from W. S. Ryland, undated.
Ryland writes on behalf of an unnamed man who is seemingly interested in getting a girl from the Home. The first part of the letter is missing, so the man's name is unavailable. Ryland also offers Reb. G. H. Burnett and Deacon David Childres to provide "reliable information in the case." Letter marked Russellville, KY. -
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Letter to Miss Mary Hollingsworth from W. S. Ryland, October 2nd, 1893.
W. S. Ryland writes to Hollingsworth regarding a girl named Lena Brown, whose mother is dead and whose father is poor and struggling to take care of her. He hopes to have Brown admitted to the Home, as the guardian she had temporarily is now an invalid. Letter marked Russellville, KY. -
Letter to Mrs. M. E. Hollingsworth from W. S. Ryland, October 2nd, 1889.
Letter to Mrs. M. E. Hollingsworth [presumably Mary] from W. S. Ryland, President of Bethel College in Russellville, Kentucky. Ryland mentions a Mrs. Atwood that came to the College with five small children, unable to care for them. Atwood wished to go to Louisville and put four of the children in a home, while her and the youngest baby would search for a job. Ryland as well as others at the College would like to know if she applied to send her children there or not. She also writes that a Dr. Gordon and his wife would like to adopt a little girl. -
Letter to Miss Mary Hollingsworth from W. S. Roney, December 29th, 1894.
W. S. Roney writes to Hollingsworth a recommendation for the Randals to adopt a "nice little girl, 8 to 12 years of age." Letter marked Fulton, KY. -
Letter to Miss Mary Hollingsworth from W. S. Roney, September 6th, 1893.
W. S. Roney writes to Hollingsworth on behalf of the Hutchinsons, who want to apprentice a girl and a boy "from 8 and 10, to 10, and 12 years of age." They prefer brother and sister and have no children. Sender writes from Fulton, KY; Hutchinsons reside in Hickman, KY. -
Letter to R. C. Kerr from W. S. Grinstead, April 4th, 1892.
Letter to R. C. Kerr from W. S. Grinstead in Oddville, Kentucky recommending Brother Garnett as an adoptive parent. Grinstead cites Dr. J. D. Batson of Oddville and J. W. Mattox in Cynthiana for more information to his character. -
Letter to Miss Mary Hollingsworth from W. S. Bailey, April 22nd, 1892.
Letter to Miss Hollingsworth from W. S. Bailey, a representative of Carroll County in the Kentucky State House of Representatives, writing on behalf of Mr. E. M. Dean and Mrs. E. M. Dean who want to adopt Mary Nelson from the Home. They have already adopted her sister, Maude. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from W. S. Bailey, January 8th, 1892.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from W. S. Bailey of Frankfort, presumably a representative from Carroll County, who is looking to adopt. There is a mention of the "pension of the Nelson heirs." -
Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from W. E. Roark, April 19th, 1895.
Roark writes to the Home asking about "the letting out of children." He wants a girl over 8 or 9 years old, of "respectable parentage," "good temperament," and "inclined to industry." He states that he has a small family of four, and offers recommendations. Letter marked Greenville, KY. On the back, Weller writes "answered Apl 22/95 declined." -
Letter to Miss M. E. Abercrombie from W. R. Moorman, August 11th, 1909.
W. R. Moorman writes to Abercrombie regarding the preparation of apprenticeship papers for Winkler. He says that his wife has been very ill and is hesitant at the prospect of apprenticing the girl, but asks for the papers to be sent anyway. He provides a reference, Mr. J. W. Newman, Sect. of the KY State Fair. Handwritten, "No further word." Letter marked Glendeane, KY. In another letter from R. Sidney Owen to Abercrombie, Owen recommends Moorman as "a suitable person to take charge of one of the girls of the home." He says that he is wealthy, has a young daughter, and that "Miss Gertrude Wainscott, a former inmate of your Home, lived with Bro. Moorman for years." Handwritten, "Did not apply for child." Letter marked Hardinsburg, KY. -
Letter to R. C. Kerr Esquire from W. M. Daniel, April 2nd, 1892.
Letter to R. C. Kerr, Esquire, from W. M. Daniel of Avena Kentucky discussing Sister Bowers and L. C. Garnett. Daniel mentions that Dr. J. D. Batson in Oddville would have more information.