H(enry) Longley sent the following letter to John Hungerford Arkwright:
Dear John.
I think we can't well answer your ______ question until we see the accounts w(hic)h have not yet turned up. When they do, I will write again.
I think that if you were to ask for an ______, we sh(oul)d say that a man who is in the asylum, & remains permanently there, becomes incapable of performing this necessary condition of residence in your Hospital, a maybe removed from his place as a Pensioner. This would get rid of the difficulty. The Pensions are intended to keep men in the Hospital, not to enable them to live elsewhere.
I hope __________ is doin you good. Di tried very hard to be allowed to join you there, but has been ordered to Harrogate.
Affe(ctionately) y(our)s
H. L.
A personal note to himself is on the back. It says:
H. Longley
Case Johnson
Age 90
See the website THE CHARITY COMMISSION. (Hansard, 23 April 1895) for some background.
Submitted by Richard Hungerford at 5:53 PM on December 16, 2024.