Letters sent to Governor Forney Johnston regarding Minnie Howe, a patient desiring removal from the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
In the first letter, Howe asks the governor to investigate the circumstances of her committal: "I am incarcerated in the Alabama insane asylum I am sane and have never been insane my relatives bribed a doctor in Huntsville to write and insane certificate to put me in the asylum to keep me from...
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Alabama documents Johnston, Joseph F. (Joseph Forney), 1843-1913; Howe, Minnie; Searcy, J. T. (James Thomas), 1839-1920; Alabama. Insane Hospitals; Bryce Hospital (Tuscaloosa, Ala.); Governors--Alabama; Mental health--Alabama; Tuscaloosa (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) |
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In the first letter, Howe asks the governor to investigate the circumstances of her committal: "I am incarcerated in the Alabama insane asylum I am sane and have never been insane my relatives bribed a doctor in Huntsville to write and insane certificate to put me in the asylum to keep me from marrying." Also included is a letter from Dr. J. T. Searcy, superintendent at the hospital, in which he refutes Howe's account. |
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Q0000273516 - Q0000273519Q273516 - Q273519Letters sent to Governor Forney Johnston regarding Minnie Howe, a patient desiring removal from the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.In the first letter, Howe asks the governor to investigate the circumstances of her committal: "I am incarcerated in the Alabama insane asylum I am sane and have never been insane my relatives bribed a doctor in Huntsville to write and insane certificate to put me in the asylum to keep me from marrying." Also included is a letter from Dr. J. T. Searcy, superintendent at the hospital, in which he refutes Howe's account.1899 February1899-021890-1899Johnston, Joseph F. (Joseph Forney), 1843-1913; Howe, Minnie; Searcy, J. T. (James Thomas), 1839-1920; Alabama. Insane Hospitals; Bryce Hospital (Tuscaloosa, Ala.); Governors--Alabama; Mental health--Alabama; Tuscaloosa (Ala.); Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)TextCorrespondenceAlabama. Bryce Insane HospitalAlabama Bryce Insane Hospital letters to the Governor regarding patients, 1897-1899SG005446Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/26646 |
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