Letter to Miss Mary E. Abercrombie from Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gates, June 29th, 1909.
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Letter to Miss Mary E. Abercrombie from Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gates, June 29th, 1909.
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Gates writes to the home asking to get "a good orphan girl, from 13 to 20 years old to make her home with us." He says that they would clothe her, give necessary spending money, and she would "assist us generally in housework." He adds that "we do not wish to make a slave of her- we have a daughter two years of age, and our work is very light." Handwritten, "none suitable." Letter marked 1519 Highland Ave, Louisville, KY.
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Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society
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Mss_BJ_B222-10_029
Citation
John M. Gates, “Letter to Miss Mary E. Abercrombie from Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gates, June 29th, 1909.,” The Filson Historical Society Digital Projects, accessed May 4, 2024, https://filsonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/2929.