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TPCK - Thomas Percy Claude Kirkpatrick Archive
6 - Kirkpatrick Manuscript Collection
7 - Medical Clubs and Associations
2 - Society for Promoting the Comfort of the Poor
5 - Dispensary
Reference Number
TPCK/6/7/2/5/4
Title
Letter to Dr. Stokes
Date
[1800]
Creator Name
The Society for the Promotion of Comfort to the Poor
Description
One handwritten letter to Dr. Stokes on the topic of dispensaries and charity. The author wishes to know more information on a new “Charitable Scheme” and states that nothing hurts the poor so much as the neglect of the rich. The author goes on to advocate for dispensaries, clarifying at the end of the letter that they would be particularly helpful in the case of acute, and contagious diseases.
Extent
2 pages
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/1892
Society for Promoting the Comfort of the Poor; Ireland; c.1799-
c.1799-
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