The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects

Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from J. N. Beadles, December 24th, 1886.

Item

https://filsonhistorical.org/wp-content/uploads/Mss_BJ_B222-02_011a.jpg
Mss_BJ_B222-02_011b.jpg

Title

Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from J. N. Beadles, December 24th, 1886.

Subject

Description

Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from J. N. Beadles, cashier at the Bank of Mayfield, who wants to place a six-week old orphan girl into the home. Her father had committed a crime, which caused her mother to "lose her mind" and be institutionalized. The girl is currently staying with her grandmother, who is too frail to care for her in the long term.

Source

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

Date

Format

Identifier

Mss_BJ_B222-02_011

Citation

J. N. Beadles , “Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from J. N. Beadles, December 24th, 1886.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 23, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2052.