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Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from J. H. Black and others, April 10th, 1893.

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Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from J. H. Black and others, April 10th, 1893.

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J. H. Black, G. Dudley, Carlisle, R. W. Mahan write to the Home to recommend the Dillsons, Webbs, and Denaldsens to adopt children. They state that they are good Christians, would educate the children, provide for them, and bring them up "in good moral character." Letter marked Bardwell, KY. In a letter from 28 April 1893, J. B. Dillson writes to Weller to ask him to send papers for Bro. Donaldson "a girl of 6 or 8 years of age (apprentice)." He says they will want the children send together and he will meet them at Fulton KY. Letter also marked Bardwell, KY.

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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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Mss_BJ_B222-04_006

Citation

J. H. Black, “Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from J. H. Black and others, April 10th, 1893.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2364.