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Respecting the case of George Hope. He suffered from melancholia, moved, and became worse. Hope's brother wishes to commit him to Dr. Stribling's care, "if you have a vacant cell." Age 25 years, income of $300-400 per year. Hope's mind is particularly "deranged" respecting religion.

Mrs. Nash desires that Stribling send her a letter via Watkins, informing her as to the condition of her son Daniel--as well as views on the probability of him being restored to "soundness of mind."

The woman Stearns previously applied for admission to the asylum has recovered.

Mrs. Nash has not heard anything since October about her son Daniel, a patient in the asylum. She wishes that Stribling will letter her know how Daniel is doing.

Has been requested by a poor woman of the county to seek admission for her about six-year-old daughter but is unable to pay for expenses. This letter is a favor to the mother as Gilkeson does not think Stribling can receive and manage a child of her age. Does Stribling have room of the other "lunatic" that he wrote about some months ago. Please inform him of Miss Davis' condition at this time.

Have been appointed as Commissioners of Lunacy and are acting on a law passed by the legislature seeking to gain details about the number and conditions of "Lunatics and Idiots within this Commonwealth." Are sending a blank schedule for Stribling to fill out [note present], indicating name, sex, color, age, country of birth, if born of foreign parentage in the United States, marital status, condition (definition given), suitability for institutionalization, time since previous "attack," how many attacks, curability, hospitalization history, residential status, private or public financial support, and "Lunatic, Lunatic demented, or idiot. In this instance 'idiot' refers only to those who were deficient in intellect from birth or childhood. Those, who once had ordinary intellect and lost it afterward through insanity or otherwise, are considered as lunatics demented." With appended manuscript note by Jarvis.

By direction of J. T. Cochran, enclose sight check for $150 on New York Brown Johnston & Co. on Duncan Sherman & Co., payable to Stribling.