Giles C. Taylor writes to Weller on behalf of Humphreys, who wants to apprentice a boy about 5 years old who "must be bright and comely, with good disposition." He says that the plan is for Mrs. J. W. Jamil, who works for the Humphreys and is "hire now," to take the child with her back to Bearden, Arkansas. Letter marked Clinton, KY.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. W. Mahan in Clinton, Kentucky, writing to reccommend W. A. Steinbeck as an adoptive father. Steinbeck is a Baptist farmer close to Bardwell, Kentucky in Carlisle County. His two daughters are married and he wants a little girl from ages ten to twelve. Mahan writes that a possible adoptive mother reccommended by Mahan in a previous letter, Mrs. Breakfield, failed to take the child.
Letter to Rev. R. W. Mahan of Bardwell, Kentucky from W. L. Weller concerning the adoptive daughter of Brother Steinbach. Mahan's response, dated December 4th from Clinton, Kentucky, is written on the back. Mahan says Weller can write to the pastor of Bardwell Church, Edel Y. H. Pease.