Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from H. H. Townes, November 4th, 1894.

Townes writes to the Home requesting to "get a boy a smart heart one about 8 years old." He says that he is a broom and mattress maker and that "there is a heap of work that a boy can do." He includes that he is a Baptist and asks to be written to right away. Letter marked Waverley, KY. In a letter from 18 Dec 1894, Townes writes to Weller to ask for a application blank for a "small sharp tractable well disposed boy to wait on [him]." He says that his household consists of "two aged sisters ful able and competent to manage child" and that he wants to apprentice the boy. He includes recommendations. Letter marked Waverly, KY.

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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