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Contributing Institution
Prince Memorial Library
Document Type
Text
Exact Creation Date
2-1861
Language
English
Location
Cumberland
Keywords
Paupers; Indigent; Cumberland; Bills; Psychiatric Hospitals; Insane Asylums
Recommended Citation
Cumberland (Me.), "Maine Insane Hospital Bill for James Mitchell, February 1861" (1861). Cumberland Overseers of the Poor. 69.
https://digitalmaine.com/cumberland_overseers_of_the_poor/69
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Description
Maine Insane Hospital Bill for James Mitchell, February 1861 details expenses owed by the Cumberland Overseers of the Poor to the Maine Insane Hospital for the care and board of James Mitchell, a Cumberland pauper. Mitchell was a patient at the Maine Insane Hospital from 1853 until at least 1873. The 1855 annual Cumberland Overseers report notes “there has been no improvement in his mind and we think that he never will be any better.” Bills from the Maine Insane Hospital included costs for board, treatment, and clothing.