The picture of Dublin, for 1811 : being a description of the city, and a correct guide.

  • Dublin (Ireland)
Date:
[1811]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The picture of Dublin, for 1811 : being a description of the city, and a correct guide. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In 1710, Dr. Stephens, late*Physician of Dub- lin, bequeathed his real estate, of 660/. a year, to hissister, Grizelda Stephens, during her life; and after her decease, vested it in trustees, for erecting and endowing an Hospital, for the relief and main- tainance of curable poor persons. Mrs. Stephens, becoming possessed of the es- tate, was desirous to see her brother's- intentions executed. She therefore purchased a piece of ground, on which the Hospital now stands. In 1720, she began to build on a much more extensive plan than the original fund would support, but be- ing assisted by several considerable benefactions, she was enabled to complete two-thirds of the building, in July, 1723, and in the following year, forty patients were admitted. In 1729, an act of parliament was obtained, ap- pointing twenty-three Governors, and their succes- sors to a body politic, and corporate for ever,) with power to purchase land, to the amount of 2000/. a year. A third of the Hospital remaining unfinished, the Governors opened a subscription, by which they obtained near 1400/ and as Mrs Stephens continued to pay 450/. a year, the building was soon completed, and capable of containing 300 persons. Dr. Stearne, and Mrs. Esther Johnson, left legacies to this Hospital. O 3