[Image of violets]
Efforts are being made to raise funds to sustain the Christian Orphans Home of Louisville Ky. This Institution has been in Existance a number of years and has been right nobly aided by the Christian peopl of Ky. . But at present is rather short of funds. It is not the will of our Heavenly Father that these little helpless ones living in poverty ignorance & sin should perish. They are calling for help. Will you heed the call? By this help they will be able to go on doing good.
Please make three copies of this as I have done only changing the number at the top numbering them all the same and signing your name and the names and the address of those to whom you have written and they in turn are asked to do the same; Please return this letter with ten cents to Mr. L. B. Graham, # 809 W. Jefferson St. Louisville, Ky.
Although this seems a small matter to you, one brake in the
chain
involves serious loss to the enterprise. Any one not willing to
do
this is asked to return this letter to Mr. L. B. Graham that he may
know
the chain is broken. The one getting no. 58 return to Mr. Graham as it
completes the
chain.
Very Truly
Minnie Burdon
Fisherville Kentucky
Mrs Girtrude Smith
Clark Kentucky
Miss Emma Wisehart
Jeffersontown, Ky.
Miss Mattie Driskill
Fisherville Ky
Hand written in ink on lined stationary
decorated
with violets. Folded vertically, writing on three
sides. No envelope. Seller estimated 1898 mailing but this was revised
to 1896 after comparison to ce1896-04_orphans-ky_sdq3,
received later. Sic "peopl", "..", "existance", "brake".
Purchased by D. VanArsdale from Dan McGuire,
Frazer, PA. Ebay lot
number 54302964. My format. Was ce1898u_orphans-ky_sdq3.
ce1896u_orphans-ky_sdq3
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