Letter to Miss Mary Hollingsworth from John E. Ray, June 5th, 1895.

John E. Ray, Superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, writes to Hollingsworth regarding Cleveland Dickens. He encloses the "M. O." for Dickens and says to look for him at 7th St Depot on the Southern train, June 12th at 10:30AM. It is likely that Dickens was a student at the School for the Deaf and was transferred to the Home. Letter marked Danville, KY. In a letter from 6 March 1897, Augustus Rogers writes to Weller in response to his letter about Dickens, in which he apparently asked if Dickens could remain at the school during vacation. Rogers says that none of the pupils are allowed to stay at school during the summer because the buildings are closed. He adds that he knows "of no one who would be willing to take the responsibility of boarding a deaf child as young as Cleveland," but that he will "be on the look-out." He closes, "It is hard to find a place for a deaf child as very few people can communicate with them, and do not want the responsibility." Letter marked Danville, KY. In a letter from 18 April 1899, Rogers writes to Weller and says that he can arrange for Cleveland to stay with Professor Schoolfield over the summer at $2.00/week. He says that School field is deaf himself and has a nice home in the suburbs, and took care of him last summer. Letter marked Danville, KY.

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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