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Letter, Tho. Ewing Jr to Miss Maria Maher Author: Ewing, Jr., Thomas , 1829-1896 Date: September 14, 1859 Although not specifically stated, it seems clear that this letter to Maria Maher, "a first rate servant" girl who had "served us [the Ewings] so long and so well," addressed her unfortunate condition--becoming pregnant out of wedlock. She was sent to the Catholic charitable institution in St. Louis and advised to seek legal assistance from a particular attorney there "if the young man will not honorably fulfil his promise. . . . If the young man means to marry you, he will do it at once." Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thomas Ewing, Jr. Collection, #341, Letter Press Book #3 Item Number: 100553 Number of images: 2 Keywords: Catholic Church; Domestics; Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896; Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Miege, John Baptist; Servants; St. Louis, Missouri; Unmarried mothers |
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