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Caroline County Health and Medical Records, 1802-1888

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Caroline County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1802-1888, consist of one folder of Mental Health Records. These include warrants, orders, petitions, depositions, reports, etc. for or by justices of the peace and others regarding the mental condition of individuals who were released to the recognizance of a family member or who were committed to a mental hospital. Fiduciary records such as estate inventories of a person judged insane may also be present.

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Caroline County Health and Medical Records, 1802-1888 1 folder

Caroline County (Va.) Circuit Court

Caroline County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1802-1888, consist of one folder of Mental Health Records. These include warrants, orders, petitions, depositions, reports, etc. for or by justices of the peace and others regarding the mental condition of individuals who were released to the recognizance of a family member or who were committed to a mental hospital. Fiduciary records such as estate inventories of a person judged insane may also be present.

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Gloucester County Health and Medical Records, 1886-1900

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Gloucester County (Va.) Health and Medical Records 1886-1900, consist of one folder of Mental Health Records for eleven individuals typically jailed as lunatics. Documents primarily consist of agreements or bonds pertaining to the care of these persons and an estate inventory of one person judged insane. Documents for two African Americans are also present: An 1886 agreement between the jailer and the county clerk regarding compensation for Henry Smith's care until he can be admitted to the Central Lunatic Asylum at Petersburg, and c.1895 documentation regarding Marcia Selden, who was released from jail to the care of Beverly Jones, who was to be compensated for her care.

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Gloucester County Health and Medical Records, 1886-1900 1 folder

Gloucester County (Va.) Circuit Court

Gloucester County (Va.) Health and Medical Records 1886-1900, consist of one folder of Mental Health Records for eleven individuals typically jailed as lunatics. Documents primarily consist of agreements or bonds pertaining to the care of these persons and an estate inventory of one person judged insane. Documents for two African Americans are also present: An 1886 agreement between the jailer and the county clerk regarding compensation for Henry Smith's care until he can be admitted to the Central Lunatic Asylum at Petersburg, and c.1895 documentation regarding Marcia Selden, who was released from jail to the care of Beverly Jones, who was to be compensated for her care.

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