Letters sent to Governor Forney Johnston by C. J. Hickman, a patient desiring removal from the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.
Hickman, a Civil War veteran, feels his continued confinement is unjust: "I was perswaded by my best friends to come here & stay only two or three weeks and because I cant change my nature and get religion & quit cursing and humble my self like a cowardly cur dog and prais this hell hol...
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Alabama documents Johnston, Joseph F. (Joseph Forney), 1843-1913; Hickman, C. J.; 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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Hickman, a Civil War veteran, feels his continued confinement is unjust: "I was perswaded by my best friends to come here & stay only two or three weeks and because I cant change my nature and get religion & quit cursing and humble my self like a cowardly cur dog and prais this hell hole and the attendants I am keep here for fear of my tounge." He also complains about conditions at the hospital: " You and all visitors are only allowed to see the [Boquett] part But Oh god follow us to the large dining room. My Father in Elbert Co Georgia never fed his Slaves half so badly and he owned over one hundred. Gove we cant live on the nice white floor which the poor crazy patients are at work on nearly all the time about fifteen to each ward and the balance of the crazy ones at work in the field corn untill twelve oclock and at it again by 2 in the evng this hot weather, and the worst Grub I ever beheld in all my born days." |
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Q0000273501 - Q0000273515Q273501 - Q273515Letters sent to Governor Forney Johnston by C. J. Hickman, a patient desiring removal from the Alabama Insane Hospital in Tuscaloosa.Hickman, a Civil War veteran, feels his continued confinement is unjust: "I was perswaded by my best friends to come here & stay only two or three weeks and because I cant change my nature and get religion & quit cursing and humble my self like a cowardly cur dog and prais this hell hole and the attendants I am keep here for fear of my tounge." He also complains about conditions at the hospital: " You and all visitors are only allowed to see the [Boquett] part But Oh god follow us to the large dining room. My Father in Elbert Co Georgia never fed his Slaves half so badly and he owned over one hundred. Gove we cant live on the nice white floor which the poor crazy patients are at work on nearly all the time about fifteen to each ward and the balance of the crazy ones at work in the field corn untill twelve oclock and at it again by 2 in the evng this hot weather, and the worst Grub I ever beheld in all my born days." 1897 July1897-071890-1899Johnston, Joseph F. (Joseph Forney), 1843-1913; Hickman, C. J.; 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/26662 |
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