Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. J. S. Settle, April 17th, 1885.
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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. J. S. Settle, April 17th, 1885.
Subject
Description
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.
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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society
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Mss_BJ_B222-02_007
Citation
Mrs. J. S. Settle , “Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from Mrs. J. S. Settle, April 17th, 1885.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 23, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2048.