Correspondence, 1816-1827.

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Correspondence, 1816-1827.

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When the Massachusetts General Hospital was incorporated in 1811 to care for sick and mentally ill persons, a board of visitors of state officials was mandated to inspect the hospital periodically and to select four of its twelve trustees. Board correspondence consists of letters addressed or forwarded to several governors (i.e. chairs of the board), relating to election of hospital corporation officers and trustees.

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Board of Visitors of the Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Dr. James Jackson and Dr. John C. Warren initially sought funds for a hospital in Boston, Mass. which would also be made available to student s of the Harvard Medical School for clinical training. It was incorporated in 1811 as Massachusetts General Hospital, and in 1817 Jackson and Warren were appointed as acting physician and surgeon, respectively. The first patients were admitted in 1821. McLean Hospital was chartered in 1811 and opened in 1818 as the psychiatric facility of Massachusetts Gen...