Memoir of the late John Murray, Jun : read before the governors of the New-York Hospital, ninth month, fourteenth, 1819 / by Thomas Eddy ; published by order of the governors.

  • Eddy, Thomas, 1758-1827.
Date:
1819
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Credit: Memoir of the late John Murray, Jun : read before the governors of the New-York Hospital, ninth month, fourteenth, 1819 / by Thomas Eddy ; published by order of the governors. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ 5 ] incut of one of the Inspectors of the prison. The first Board of Inspectors had an arduous task to perform, in organizing a plan for establishing cleanliness, order and regularity amongst the convicts, and devising for them various modes of employment. Dining this period the affairs of the prison were greatly benefitted by the zeal of John Murray, and the Board derived considerable aid from his mild and con- ciliatory demeanour, which very much contributed to soften the minds of the prisoners, and to improve their moral ha- bits. There is perhaps no benevolent institution in the city, that has been more productive of real usefulness, than the New-York Free School Society.—It has now under its care four schools, that educate near 2000 poor children. Of this Society, it may almost be said, John Murray was the found- er. On its first establishment he was elected Vice President, and continued as one of its most active trustees, as long as his health permitted.- ...9* In the year 1811, he was appointed by Governor Tomp- kins, one of the Commissioners to report to the Legislature, a plan for the « better organization of common schools throughout the State of New-York, intended to be support- ed by a fund, denominated the common school fund, which is yearly increasing, and now yields about 80,000 dollars annually. The report of the commissioners was adopted, and a law passed, 1S12, appointing a person as su- perintendant of common schools, and otherwise perfecting a system, which is likely to produce incalculable benefits to the present and future generations. But in his career of usefulness he, was not confin ed to such institutions as may strictly be denominated bene- volent—he felt an interest in whatever had a tendency to exalt the character of his native state. His name is recog-