Letters to the Governor regarding the Insane Hospital, ca.1866-1898.

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Letters to the Governor regarding the Insane Hospital, ca.1866-1898.

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This series consists of ten letters sent to the Governor regarding the insane hospital at Tuscaloosa. The letters are from a variety of sources, including the hospital Superintendent and persons wishing to be employed at the hospital. The series contains three certificates of oath signed by trustees of the hospital, a letter requesting a position on the board of trustees, three letters from the superintendent of the hospital, a resignation from the board of trustees, and a letter from the hospital's treasurer describing the plight of the hospital's finances due to the Civil War. The facility was known as the Insane Hospital from 1852-1893. The agency was later known as State Hospitals.

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Alabama Insane Hospital (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)

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Alabama. Governor

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Authorities: Alabama Government Manual, 1982. 1819 Alabama Constitution, Art. IV, Sec. 1-15, 16, 18. Acts 1933, No. 177, p. 189. Alabama Official and Statistical Register, 1979. Code of Alabama 1876. Code of Alabama 1975. 1901 Alabama Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 116, 126-128, Amendment 282. The Governor is the chief executive of the State. He sees that laws are faithfully and equitably exe...