Letter to Miss Mary from Mrs. W. Martin, February 9th, unknown year.

Martin writes to Mary in response to her letter of the 4th with advice in regards to the little girl, stating that she "can and will give a child a good home teach her house keeping." She says that she is considered a good housewife and that her references will suffice, stating that she will "fill out the papers and take Bertha." She says that "we own our home," she is 46 and her husband 47, and that she is a church going person. She continues to talk about herself and her home. Letter marked Dayton, KY.

Manuscript Collection, The Filson Historical Society

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