Letter from William Tuke to Joseph Docwra
- Date:
- 9 March 1812
- Reference:
- RET 1/5/5/1/2
- Part of:
- The Retreat Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
About this work
Description
In response to various letters which Tuke has received from Docwra and others re. generous subscription of Mary Alexander and her wish that the patient S.B. should remain at the Retreat although she is better. Tuke says that although some patients have stayed when recovered, the Retreat has no right to exercise compulsion when there is proof of recovery
Publication/Creation
9 March 1812
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Open and available at the Borthwick Institute for Archives. This material is being digitised by the Borthwick Institute for Archives as part of a Wellcome Trust funded project. Material that is digitised will be accessed freely online through the Wellcome Library catalogue.