Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minutes of the Court of Governors
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26th April 1781 - 12th July 1792

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Image 171 of 51428th April 1784


Continued Wednesday 28th. April 1784

Curling William
Nominated a Governor


Upon Reading an Order of the Court of Common
Council in the words and Figures following Vizt Peckham
MayorA Common Council holden in the Chamber
of the Guildhall of the City of London on Tuesday the tenth
Day of February 1784The Common Councilmen of
the Several Wards of Bridge and Limestreet having met together
agreeable to the several Resolutions of this Court of the twentieth
of February 1783 did this Day present Mr William Curling of
the Ward of Bridge to be Governor of Bridewell and Bethlem
Hospitals in the room of Mr. William Rowlatt< no role > not in
Common CouncilThis Court doth therefore Nominate and
Appoint him Governor of the said Hospitals accordingly Rix".

It is Ordered that the said Resolution be entered in the
Minutes of this Court

Bethlem Hospital
Forbes Thomas< no role >
admitted an apartment without
a Certificate on three persons entring
into a Bond in Penalty of £200

Upon Reading a Letter from the Right Honble
Thos Robert Peckham< no role > Esqr . Lord Mayor Dated the 27th. of April Inst
addressed to the President Treasurer and Governord of Bethlem
Hospital in the words and figures following "Gent"
I take Liberty to recommend Thomas Forbes a Lunatic to
become a Patient in Bethlem Hospital his Brother Mr Robert
Forbes
< no role > becoming bound and Producing other sufficient Sureties
necessary to his admission he being a Scotchman and the usal
Certificates may not on that Account be attainable It is
Ordered that the said Thomas Forbes< no role > be admitted a Patient
in Bethlem Hospital upon the said Robert Forbes< no role > and two other
Persons becoming Sureties by Bond to the Treasurer in the
Penalty of two Hundred Pounds with the usual Condition of
Bonds given for other Patients admitted into the said Hospital

Maddison John< no role > and
Shone William< no role > Elected Govrs .


At this Court Mr. John Maddison< no role > of
Charing Cross & Mr. William Shone< no role > of Mencing Lane
were unanimously Elected Governors of these Hospitals And
it is Ordered that Staves be sent them forthwith.




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