Ruth, Annie and William Jenkins, Will County
The first letter (1877) concerning the Jenkins family names only Ruth, who was seven years old and living with the Rev. O. C. Dickinson....
Clarence Waugh, Iroquois and Will County
Clarence wrote in 1895: Clarence Waugh was still greatly influenced by the Asylum at the age of 21 when he wrote this letter in 1895. He...
William F., Robert W. and Frederick Tallon, Kankakee, Iroquois & Will County
The Tallon brothers were born in New Jersey and their parents were from Ireland. They were sent to Illinois in 1879 at ages 13, 11 and 9....
Brief Reports of the Orphans
Robert G. McMahon was sent to Illinois in 1879 at just eight years old. A large number of very young children were sent in 1878, and...
