Seventeenth annual report of the managers of the Buffalo State Asylum for Insane for the year 1887.

  • Buffalo State Hospital
Date:
1888
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Credit: Seventeenth annual report of the managers of the Buffalo State Asylum for Insane for the year 1887. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In witness whereof we have hereunto set our name this day of , in the year 18 . (Name.) (P. O. address.) (Name.) (P. O. address.) STATE OF NEW YORK, r • County, 3 , being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is worth the sum of one thousand dollars over and above all his debts and lia¬ bilities, exclusive of property exempt from execution. Subscribed and sworn before me, i this day of , 18 , ) STATE OF NEW YORK, r oo • County, 3 , being duly sworn, deposes and says that he is worth the sum of one thousand dollars over and above all debts and liabili¬ ties, exclusive of property exempt from execution. Subscribed and sworn this ] day of , 18 , before me, 3 This will certify that I am personally acquainted with and , the signers of the above bond, and consider each of them fully responsible for the prompt discharge of its obligation. (Name.) (P. O. address.) ‘‘ This agreement or understanding is generally signed b^' near relatives or other friends of the patient, or legal guardians, if an;y such there be, at or prior to the time of admission, or subsequently, upon the deposit of a sum of money sufficient to secure its execution.” Clothing Required hy Patients. “All persons require at least two suits of clothing and seveial changes of undergarments. Most of the patients go out lOj^ularlj, and consequently require clothing suited to the season. For males, overcoats and boots are required in winter; shoes answer m summer; slippers are worn in the house. Females also need ample clothing for walking and riding in the winter. i • “ The supply should be liberal when it can be afforded. All clothing is marked with the name of the patient to whom it belongs, and muc pains are taken to have it kept in good order and repair.” I