Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)

1 fasimile autograph letter, signed, to the secretary of the British Home for Incurables (South London), agreeing to chair an anniversary dinner.

1886

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Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850-1942), was the third son of Queen Victoria and a military man. The British Home and Hospital for Incurables was founded in 1861 in Clapham, South London; it later moved to larger premises in Crown Lane, Streatham Common (which was at that time semi-rural). The new Home was inaugurated in 1894 and in 1899 the organisation was incorporated by Royal Charter. It exists to provide residential care for the chronically sick and seriously disabled; initially for the middle classes but subsequently taking in people from all social backgrounds. Further information can be found on the internet at http://www.bhhi.org.uk/.

Database description transcribed from Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.