Letter to the Baptist Orphans Home from G. A. McCracken, August 13th, 1910.

McCracken writes to the Home asking to "get a Girl who is old enough to be company & a companion for my Wife We are alone we have one Son & one Daughter both are married and in their own homes." He says they do not wish to adopt her, but will give her a comfortable home and treat her as a daughter. He offers references, says that he is 62 and his wife is "nearly six years younger," and that they do not want a girl "under 14 years of age." Letter marked Covington, KY.

Handwritten note above on the letterhead reads "None suitable."

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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