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Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from R. Steagall, February 7th 1893.

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Title

Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from R. Steagall, February 7th 1893.

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Description

Steagall writes to the Home asking the terms for adopting a boy. He states that his only son died recently, and he would like to adopt a "bright-smart-boy that can be made something of" who is 12 years of age. Letter marked Scotts Station, Shelby Co., KY.

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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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Mss_BJ_B222-04_032

Citation

R. Steagall, “Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from R. Steagall, February 7th 1893.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2390.