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Letter to W. L. Weller from S. B. Worwood, December 9th, 1894.
Worwood writes to Weller to say that he thinks it would be best for him to pick out a child from the Home himself, so he is going to wait until spring to come to the Home. He says that he wants to take a boy by apprenticeship, so that in case he dies before his widowed mother or little sister his property will go to them. He says he will treat the boy like his own and give him "a good start in the world." He includes the names of families in the area with no children that he thinks would provide a good home, but asks Weller not to use his name. Letter marked Wicksiffe, Ballard Co., KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Rev. M. T. Chandler and S. G. Lindy, January 10th, 1894.
Rev. M. T. Chandler and S. G. Lindy write to Weller regarding Mr. James M. Ratcliffe and his ability to care for his young niece, Nina R. Clark. They both provide reference for his character, stating that he is a member of their church and a member of Elizaville Masonic lodge no 570, respectively. Letter marked Hepton, KY.
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Letter to W. L. Weller from Rachel Crank, October 24th, 1894.
Crank writes to Weller to say that she will come to the Home to pick up her child and will sign the papers then. Letter marked Prinville, KY. -
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 Q. B. Coleman, June 15th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Q. B. Coleman, Muhlenberg County Judge in Greenville, Kentucky asking if the home has any children nine years old and older that can now be adopted by good Baptist families. He requests the conditions "upon which you bind children," as he can find homes for two or three children soon. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Q. B. Coleman, December 11th, 1893.
Q. B. Coleman writes to Weller regarding a widow in his town who has two children, Mary and Sarah Kinsella, she cannot take care of and wants to place in the Home. The children are two girls aged 4 and 6. Letter marked Greenville, KY. In a response letter, Coleman includes the names of the girls and states that they "leave here to day at 12 o'clock for the home." Letter marked Greenville, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Nannie Moxley, November 24th, 1890.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Nannie Moxley in Shreve, Kentucky, confirming that Rosia Holland has been sent back to the Home. Mrs. Moxley requests the Home send her bond back to her. She sent Rosia/Rosie back with Mr. Wallace Rosson. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Ms. Sallie Crawford, July 18th, 1894.
Sallie Crawford writes to the Home on behalf of Carrie Posey, a woman interested in adopting a girl 12 years old. She states that the Poseys are "quite a clever family of people," are a family of four "all grown," and have a "lovely country home." Crawford ends the letter asking if the Home has "any more 'Callies.'" It seems that the Crawfords adopted a girl named Callie from the Home that was kind and "now a young lady." Letter marked Corydon, KY. In a letter from 24 July 1894, Posey writes to say that she cannot "give the young girl a home." She states that her 71 year old mother objects to the adoption, and hopes that the Home is not inconvenienced. Letter marked Corydon, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Roger Eastman, December 15th, 1893.
Eastman writes to Weller to thank him for answering her first letter asking about adopting a child. She also asks questions about the available children, including their nationality, legitimacy, and desirability. Letter marked Nashville, TN. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. R. S. Evans, May 30th, 1894.
Evans writes to the Home regarding a little girl in Tennessee whom she wants to be taken into the Home. She says that the "child is making her home in this city with an uncle and aunt," but she wants to "get the child from her present surroundings before it is too late." Letter marked Bowling Green, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. R. A. Fife and B. F. Fife, May 30th, 1894.
Fife writes to the Home asking to adopt a boy, and specifies that he "would want the oldest boy you have now." He says that he lived in Leitchfield, KY for several years but now lives in Cecilia, KY. He includes several references from Leitchfield. Letter marked Cecilia, KY. In a response letter, Fife states that he thinks "the boy" will suit him, but has questions regarding his health, disposition, complexion, and intelligence. In a second letter from 8 May 1894, Fife states that he and his wife prefer to see "the girl before we take her," so they will come to the Home in 3-4 weeks. Letter marked Cecilia, KY. In a letter from 30 May 1894, Mrs. Fife writes that she received Weller's letter late and so did not respond, but that she can come to the Home in 3-4 weeks and is interested in a boy around 8 years old. She asks if any boy at the Home has been raised in the city, and "if he would like to come to the county to life and oblige." Letter marked Riney Vill, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. P. L. Steagall, December 13th, 1894.
Steagall writes to Weller regarding his bonds. He encloses the paperwork and says he is sick in bed and asks if "the boy" can be sent to help him. Letter marked Scotts Sta. In a letter from 1 June 1894, Mrs. P. L. Steagall writes to Weller to "get a boy to raise as [her] own." She says she will do right by him and give him $500 when he is 21 years old. She asks for the boy to be sent to Scotts Sta. Letter marked Scotts Station, Shelby Co., KY. In a letter from 13 Dec 1894, Steagall writes to Weller about Hugh. She says that he is doing well but that "he has an awful temper and that makes so much against him." She asks for his sisters and brother's information, and asks if Weller knows of "a poor man who is in need of a good home" who could milk and tend a large garden. Letter marked Scotts Sta, Shelby Co., KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Napper, November 27th, 1894.
Mrs. Napher [? Name smudged badly] writes to the Home regarding the girl she adopted, Ida Irvin. She says that "its impossible for [her] to keep her," and that she has "tried to teach her to be a good girl have offered her a good home a long as she behaved and tried to half way right- but its all useless." She complains about the language Ida uses in front of her daughter, that she put her "under false impression," and that she "slips out and goes buggy riding with the boys." She says that she is sending her back on the 11 o'clock train on the 28th. Letter marked LaGrange, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. N. M. Sanderson, March 1st, 1894.
Mrs. N. M. Sanderson writes to the Home "in behalf of his little children," Mary (7 years old) and Willie (6 years old) Freeman. The children's father is dead and their mother is very poor and is desperate for the children to be placed in the Home. Sanderson includes references for the children, and a note on one side of the letter from M. A. H. (very likely Mary Hollingsworth) asks that the children be checked out by a doctor and admitted. Letter marked Cave City, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Maggie Meguiar, June 7th, 1891.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Maggie Meguiar of Franklin, Kentucky, asking for Ora to return to her so she can drink the mineral water in the summer and keep her company. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. M. L. L. Cunningham, November 13th, 1894.
Cunningham writes to Weller that she received his letter from the 12th and is "going to do as you told me. Get married." She says that she is getting married on Thursday before Christmas and that "He is able to take care of us all so don’t let them go and I will come after them." She says she will come within 3-4 weeks. Letter marked Memphis, TN. In a letter from 3 Dec 1894, Cunningham thanks Weller for keeping her "little darling children." She says that she has been sick and will come for her children in about 3 weeks. Letter marked Memphis, TN. In an undated letter in box 12, Lele writes to Weller regarding her "babes," asking how they are doing, "what they say about Mama not coming back," and asking him to not let anyone take them. She says that she knows she "can take them myself after awhile." Letter marked Memphis, TN.
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Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. M. L. L. Cunningham, December 3rd, 1894.
Cunningham writes to Weller that she received his letter from the 12th and is "going to do as you told me. Get married." She says that she is getting married on Thursday before Christmas and that "He is able to take care of us all so don’t let them go and I will come after them." She says she will come within 3-4 weeks. Letter marked Memphis, TN. In a letter from 3 Dec 1894, Cunningham thanks Weller for keeping her "little darling children." She says that she has been sick and will come for her children in about 3 weeks. Letter marked Memphis, TN. In an undated letter in box 12, Lele writes to Weller regarding her "babes," asking how they are doing, "what they say about Mama not coming back," and asking him to not let anyone take them. She says that she knows she "can take them myself after awhile." Letter marked Memphis, TN. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Laura Hayes, September 19th, 1894.
Mrs. Hayes writes to Weller to say "it is with great pleasher that I write to you that we are dissatifide of your all children they dont suit me and we want to send them back." She asks for Weller to answer the letter immediately so that she can send the children back from Paducah on the morning train. Letter marked Bardwell, KY. In a letter from 19 Sept 1894, Hayes responds to Weller asking about the objections to the children. She says that "they Joy us and are saucy and fight with one another and another thing we had some small change about the house the other day and the little boy got hold of some money [...] and never asked us for it." She goes on to say that her mother is getting old and doesn't like "bad children." Letter marked Bardwell, KY. On a telegraph from 20 Sept 1894, Daniel Hayes writes "the children leave elevent thirty five tonight." Letter marked Palmer House, Paducah, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. Laura Hayes and Mr. Daniel Hayes, September 14th, 1894.
Mrs. Hayes writes to Weller to say "it is with great pleasher that I write to you that we are dissatifide of your all children they dont suit me and we want to send them back." She asks for Weller to answer the letter immediately so that she can send the children back from Paducah on the morning train. Letter marked Bardwell, KY. In a letter from 19 Sept 1894, Hayes responds to Weller asking about the objections to the children. She says that "they Joy us and are saucy and fight with one another and another thing we had some small change about the house the other day and the little boy got hold of some money [...] and never asked us for it." She goes on to say that her mother is getting old and doesn't like "bad children." Letter marked Bardwell, KY. On a telegraph from 20 Sept 1894, Daniel Hayes writes "the children leave elevent thirty five tonight." Letter marked Palmer House, Paducah, KY. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mrs. K. P. Van Der Veer, October 19th, 1893.
Mrs. K. P. Van Der Veer, principal of the East Kentucky Institute, writes to Hollingsworth regarding two small children who live with their mother, who is "as low as a woman could well be." Van Der Veer asserts that they live "just back of me," so she "knows all the facts." She explains that the woman, Mrs. Magrim, cannot take care of her two girls, who are 1 and 4. Van Der Veer asks Hollingsworth to send the paperwork and someone to get the girls as soon as possible, because she is afraid that if they wait too long, Magrim will "refuse to part with them." Letter marked Catlettsburg, KY. In a follow-up letter 19 Oct 1893, Van Der Veer writes that the Maginnis children are 11 months (Bessie), and almost 4 (Susie). She says that they are intelligent and sound in mind and body, but that Bessie is teething and can get cross. She asks if it is possible to "always keep" the girls in the Home so that "no temptations could come to them." She also wishes she could do something for the mother and writes that she is trying to help another woman in the area to get into the Home of the Friendless who tried to kill herself three times in the last month.