County Probate Judge reports of insane persons, 1870-1895.

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County Probate Judge reports of insane persons, 1870-1895.

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This series contains copies of reports filed with the Secretary of State by county Probate Judges listing the numbers, not names, of insane persons in his county. The Bryce Insane Hospital was the state's only public institution charged with the care and administration of mentally disturbed or retarded individuals. The reports indicate the number of black and white males and females in jail, in private homes, and at the Tuscaloosa hospital. The facility was known as the Insane Hospital from 1852-1893. The agency was later known as State Hospitals.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Insane Hospital (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

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Alabama. Secretary of State (1819- ).

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