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Letter to W. L. Weller from R. T. Bass, November 20th, 1894.
Bass writes to Weller regarding "those children myself and Mr. McNeel got from the home," saying "you will have to take them back." He says that his wife died a week ago and he cannot do the housework and keep the children, adding, "the children are so bad fanie any how that no one down here wants them." It seems that Mr. McNeel (McNeal?) adopted a girl named Fanie that he says "they had tried ever way they new how to get fanie to do rite but can do nothing with her she will lie and curse and steel." He says "Myrtie is not so bad but she is a bad child wee had done all we could for here." He asks when he can send them back, again saying that he cannot "find no one that want them becaus they are so bad." Letter marked Kansas, Graves Co., KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from L. F. Strader, July 8th, 1890.
Letter to W. L. Weller from L. F. Strader in Larned, Kansas, discussing his adoptive daughter, Effie, and her bad behavior. He writes that she wants to return to the home and that Mrs. Strader is dissassitsfied with her "size." -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from H. C. Settle, October 15th, 1887.
Letter to Miss Hollingsworth from H. C. Settle in Seneca, Kansas. Settle writes asking why the Apprenticeship papers have not been recieved by them yet, as they were supposed to have a meeting with the Board two weeks prior. He writes that the Attorneys here need those papers for her to become an heir "in the fullest sense of the law." On the back of the letter, in large letters and underlined, is the phrase: "we are now ready to take this step in Justice to our Darling and I hope we will not be retarded. -
Letter to W. L. Weller and Son from H. C. Settle, September 30th, 1887.
Letter to a [Miss?] Weller and Son from H. C. Settle, a dealer of lumber, building, and plastering material with L. B. Keith, in Seneca, Kansas. He writes that they have decided to adopt Maggie Elmira Jackson to become their heir. They will call her Elma. They request copies of the apprentice papers so they can legally adopt her in Kansas. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. J. S. Settle, April 17th, 1885.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. J. S. Settle of Seneca, Kansas concerning the abuse her adopted daughter Elma had possibly endured at the home, as she has bruises and cries out to not be whipped whenever she is changed. Mrs. Settler also requested a picture of Elma's birth mother, Mrs. Jackson. Mrs. Settle's mother has declined adopting an orphaned girl named Nellie because she has never met her before.