Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. W. Mahan, July 18th, 1891.

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Title

Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. W. Mahan, July 18th, 1891.

Subject

Orphanages

Description

Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. W. Mahan in Clinton, Kentucky, writing to reccommend W. A. Steinbeck as an adoptive father. Steinbeck is a Baptist farmer close to Bardwell, Kentucky in Carlisle County. His two daughters are married and he wants a little girl from ages ten to twelve. Mahan writes that a possible adoptive mother reccommended by Mahan in a previous letter, Mrs. Breakfield, failed to take the child.

Creator

R. W. Mahan

Source

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

Date

1891-07-18

Rights

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Format

Letter

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

Mss_BJ_B222-03_036

Citation

R. W. Mahan, “Letter to Mary Hollingsworth from R. W. Mahan, July 18th, 1891.,” The Filson Historical Society , accessed January 30, 2023, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2325.