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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from W. L. Weller, August 11th, 1879.
Letter to Hollingsworth from W. L. Weller of W. L. Weller & Son Re-Distillers naming two children of John McKeown as Willie (aged six) and Frank (aged four) as being added to the home on the order of Judge Hoke. Willie was born on February 25th, 1873 and Frank was born August 21st, 1876. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from W. H. Harris, October 31st, 1884.
Letter to W. L. Weller from W H. Harris concerning a recently orphaned child possibly being sent to the home on account of a body being found in the river (presumably his father's), from the office of Robertson & Kinnaird Dry Goods, Notions, Carpets, Etc. in Danville, Kentucky. -
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from W. L. Weller and Son, July 22nd, 1885.
Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from the office of W. L. Weller & Son, Distillers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers in Louisville. W. L. [Wellerson?] writes to notify the home that an adoptive mother has died and the boy - whose name was possibly McHidden - has no direct caregiver. They lived in Campbellsburg, Kentucky. -
Check to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, March 14th, 1887.
Check to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, distillers and liquor dealers, of two hundred and thirty one dollars and fifty three cents. -
Check to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, January 8th, 1887.
Check to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, distillers and liquor dealers, of three hundred and seventeen dollars and forty-seven cents. -
Receipt to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, September 6th, 1887.
Receipt to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, distillers and liquor dealers, of four hundred dollars. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Wm. Russell, September 21st, 1887.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Wm. Russell denying his neighbor's allegations that he and his wife have been abusing the two children they adopted at 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 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 W. L. Weller from J. D. Huggins, October 4th, 1887.
Letter to Mr. W. L. Weller from J. D. Huggins in Newberry, South Carolina. He attached bonds to this letter to pay for a child from the home. Huggins asks if the child will be transported to South Carolina by railroad. He describes Mrs. Lyle is eager to know the names of child's parents. -
Check to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, November 2nd, 1887.
Check to T. J. Humphrey from W. L. Weller & Sons, distillers and liquor dealers, of three hundred dollars. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from A. R. Penny, November 5th, 1887.
Letter to W. L. Weller and Brother from A. R. Penny, dealer in Drugs and Books in Stanford, Kentucky. He writes that the children Bro. Barron wrote to the home about are in a "helpless condition" as their father was killed by being run over by a car, and their mother died of fever six weeks prior. Bro. Barron is said to be a Chrisitian gentleman, and Bro. Elsom at the Seminary can vouch for his character. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from G. M. Davison, November 9th, 1887.
Letter to W. L. Weller from G. M. Davison, attorney and master comissioner of Lincoln County, who writes from Stanford, Kentucky on the Heybus children. Davison does not know the three children's birth dates or mother's maiden name. Their grand mother is not in the area to give this information, and won't be for several weeks. Davison may have sent three blank checks, two of which were soiled, and is asking for them to be returned. -
Letter to Mr. W. L. Weller from Mary A. Hollingsworth, November 21st, 1887.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Mary A. Hollingsworth on the adoption of Mary Williams (born after 1876) by Dr. Edwin Haines, members of the Broadway Baptist Church. Dr. Haines and his wife were referred by Mr. E. N. Woodruff and Rev. H. A. Tupper Jr. -
Letter to Mr. Weller from Thomas Rodman, December 6th, 1887.
Letter to a presumed W. L. Weller from Thomas Rodman, president of the Farmer's Bank of Kentucky in Frankfort. Rodman writes that a Mr. Greer was "slow in consenting" of giving up his children, but was willing once Rodman explained the advantages of the Home. Mr. Greer never wants to hear from his wife again, but would like to hear from his children. -
Letter to Ms. J. Ellotten from W. L. Weller, June 11th, 1888.
Letter to J. Ellotten (sp) in Donover, Kentucky, from W. L. Weller on behalf of the Louisville Baptist Orphan's Home. Weller writes that he has received her letter and she now needs to fill out bonds before a clerk to complete the paperwork. She can send her two little girls with the paperwork. -
Letter to Mr. Shelby Wilson from W. L. Weller, September 24th, 1888.
Letter to Mr. Shelby Wilson in New Liberty, Owen County, Kentucky from W. L. Weller, requesting he provide confidential reference for a possible adoptive mother, Mrs. Fannie Brown. On the back, Mr. Wilson responds that he doesn't know her, though she is twenty-one years old and lives with her husband. Both seem kind, yet they are too poor to "do much for a child. " -
Letter to Mr. Joseph Dulany from W. L. Weller, October 2nd, 1888.
Letter to Mr. Joseph Dulany in Rockcastle County, Kentucky from W. L. Weller discussing the acceptance of a little girl, Amanda Bangs. If her parents are both dead and she is "sound in mind and body" that she can be sent to Louisville with the papers and be accepted in the Home. -
Letter to W. L. Weller from Z. T. Long, November 16th, 1888.
Letter to W. L. Weller from Z. T. Long of Mayfield, Kentucky on behalf of his adopted daughter, Mary. Mr. Long writes that Mary is adjusting well to her new home and new things, and receives many hugs and kisses from Mr. Long and his wife. Mary sends her love to Mrs. Hollingsworth and Mrs. Hackley, as well as all her "mates:" Gassie, Sallie, Merry Bell Brown, Mollie Cot, Evaloma Spernits, Nrussinice (?) Dickens, Cleven Dickens, Hattie Stemper, Maggie Halloween, Mirnice (?) Jacksons. Mr. Long requests Mr. Weller pass on Mary's messages, as well as send any of Mary's birth information the Home has to put in the family Bible. -
Letter to W. L. Weller and Sons from Mrs. Thos. R. Givens, February 25th, 1889.
Letter to W. L. Weller and Sons from Mrs. Thos. R. Givens in Flournoy, Kentucky requesting a "good looking, amicable, obedient child" she wants as an apprentice. The Home should send the child as soon as possible to Thompson Station in Union County, Kentucky.