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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from A. J. Hess, June 11th, 1892.

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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from A. J. Hess, June 11th, 1892.

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Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from A. J. Hess, Grand Dictator of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky Knights of Honor, in Colombus, Kentucky. Hess writes about a three year old little girl whose mother is a poor servant of the Hess family. The little girl is illegitimate and her father will not accepted the child as his. Hess has gained the mother's consent to send the child to the Home.

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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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Mss_BJ_B222-03_031

Citation

A. J. Hess, “Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from A. J. Hess, June 11th, 1892.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 8, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2320.