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Home Children

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Memorandum of Agreement between A. W. Jollye and J. Bowles, December 12, 1892.
Contracts were drawn up between the distribution homes and the families who were to receive Home Children. The contracts established the duties and responsibilities of the foster parents or employers toward their young charges and were meant to protect the children. The contract stipulated that it could be terminated by either the family or the agency.

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