Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from Hywel Davies, August 31st, 1906.

Davies writes to the Home regarding "two families of this camp of five and three children." He says that the "former consister of three girls and two boys and later two boys and one girl, ranging from one year to 13 in age." He adds that the former and fatherless and the latter motherless, and that the father of the latter group is a miner who can pay each month towards the childrens' support. Handwritten, "I left word for this man to call at our office, but have not heard from him, F. M." Letter marked Jellico, TN. In a letter from 13 Oct. 1906, Davies writes that "the parents of the childrem were not willing to relinquish all claim to the children," and that he dropped the matter and will try to help the children in another way. Letter marked Kensee, KY.

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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