Minutes of board meetings, 1839-1865.

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Minutes of board meetings, 1839-1865.

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Board of directors meeting (held irregularly) minutes concern expenditures examination and approval (i.e., architect estimates; steward vouchers; want lists); construction plans; institutional supply purchases; officer appointment; employee salaries and resignations; and the establishment of an Experimental School for the Instruction and Training of Idiots and Feeble-Minded Children. Board minutes also include reports from the Committee on Building Plans and the Prudential Committee.

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