The articles of union, entered into and agreed upon, between the justices of the peace for the county of Nottingham; the justices of the peace, for the county of the town of Nottingham; and the subscribers to a voluntary institution; for the purpose of providing a general lunatic asylum, near Nottingham; together with the by-laws, rules, orders and regulations.

  • Nottinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum, Sneinton.
Date:
[1811]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The articles of union, entered into and agreed upon, between the justices of the peace for the county of Nottingham; the justices of the peace, for the county of the town of Nottingham; and the subscribers to a voluntary institution; for the purpose of providing a general lunatic asylum, near Nottingham; together with the by-laws, rules, orders and regulations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    most helpless and miserable of your fellow creatures, whose afRictions are peculiarly ag¬ gravated by their inability to make their com¬ plaints known, or to call upon you, their brethren, for that protection and assistance, which it is the benevolent purpose of this in¬ stitution to bestow, and of this address to solicit.