Account of the rise and progress of the asylum, proposed to be established, near Philadelphia : for the relief of persons deprived of the use of their reason : with an abridged account of the Retreat, a similar institution near York, in England.

Date:
1814
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Credit: Account of the rise and progress of the asylum, proposed to be established, near Philadelphia : for the relief of persons deprived of the use of their reason : with an abridged account of the Retreat, a similar institution near York, in England. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for such of our members as may be deprived of the use of their Reason, reported, '< That, considering the peculiar circumstan- ces of this afflicted class of our members, as well as the relief of their families and friends, they believed that the establishment proposed, under direction of such members of our Yearly Meeting as might be willing to contribute there- to, would be beneficial. And the Yearly Meeting having adopted this Report, in the Fourth Month last, a number of Friends met at Philadelphia to deliberate on the most suitable means of carrying the same into effect. They have accordingly agreed upon a Plan, and form of Subscription Papers, the distribution of which was committed to the fol- lowing Friends : Thomas Scattergood, Emynor Kimber, Jonathan Evans, Thomas Wistar, Ellis Tarnall, Samuel Poxvel Griffitts. Isaac Bonsall, It appears very desirable that an institution should be formed, in a retired situation, with the necessary medical assistance, and wholly under the care and notice of Friends, for the 1 (lief and accommodation of persons thus af- iiicted ; including members and professors with us, of every description, with respect to pro- perty. This would serve to alleviate the anxie- ty of their relatives, to tranquillize the minds of the afflicted in their lucid intervals, and would, moreover, tend to facilitate their reco- very. It is therefore proposed, that, if proper en- couragement be given, a sufficient quantity of