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Albany, 1902. 528 pp., plates; original cloth, binding rubbed and speckled, general damp warp and light puckering, a working or reference copy only. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
No. 38. IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 10, 1836. MEMORIAL OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, IN RELATION TO INSANE PAUPERS by [Medical Society of the State of New York] - 1836]
by [Medical Society of the State of New York]
No. 38. IN SENATE, FEBRUARY 10, 1836. MEMORIAL OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW-YORK, IN RELATION TO INSANE PAUPERS
by [Medical Society of the State of New York]
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[Albany: New York Senate, 1836]. First Edition. Disbound. Near fine. [2] pp. Single leaf, disbound. Stab holes, minor edge toning, else near fine.
Petition by the Medical Society of the State of New York to the state legislature to build an adequate home and hospital for the mentally ill. Signed in print by 28 members of the Society, the document refers to an estimated 2000 "lunatics" in the state with no means for treatment or care (at the time, New York's sole incorporated asylum could house only 250 patients and its only private facility 60). Confident in new possibilities for successful treatment, the petitioners argue that "justice and humanity" call the state to "restore that unfortunate portion of our population to reason, their friends and the community."
Petition by the Medical Society of the State of New York to the state legislature to build an adequate home and hospital for the mentally ill. Signed in print by 28 members of the Society, the document refers to an estimated 2000 "lunatics" in the state with no means for treatment or care (at the time, New York's sole incorporated asylum could house only 250 patients and its only private facility 60). Confident in new possibilities for successful treatment, the petitioners argue that "justice and humanity" call the state to "restore that unfortunate portion of our population to reason, their friends and the community."
- Bookseller W. C. Baker Rare Books & Ephemera (US)
- Format/Binding Disbound
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- Edition First Edition
- Publisher New York Senate
- Place of Publication [Albany
- Date Published 1836]
- Keywords Americana, New York, law, medicine, mental illness, poverty, mental institutions, insane asylums, social justice, ephemera, legal pamphlet