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Letter to Dr. J. B. Marvin from Miss Jenny Adamson, January 8th, 1894.

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Title

Letter to Dr. J. B. Marvin from Miss Jenny Adamson, January 8th, 1894.

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Description

Adamson writes to the Home regarding a young girl (aged 12 or 14, she doesn't know) in her class who is a "half orphan" and whose father is very poor. She hopes to have the girl placed in the Home, as she is currently expected to help raise her two younger brothers. Adamson says that the girl's father also wants her to be raised in the Home, and Adamson is raising the youngest boy. Letter marked Louisville, KY.

Source

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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Identifier

Mss_BJ_B222-05_005

Citation

Miss Jenny Adamson, “Letter to Dr. J. B. Marvin from Miss Jenny Adamson, January 8th, 1894.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed April 25, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2472.