Papers relating to Samuel Merrell

Date:
Early 19th century
Reference:
RET/6/19/1/112
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The Retreat Archive
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Scraps of letters by him to family and Retreat Committee (these had later been cut up by Retreat to re-use blank sides as notepaper; not all the parts of the letters are here) Patient no. 192, in Retreat 1815 (from Devonshire House) - 1821 (escaped). Age 22 on admission, Quaker, no occupation. Mania

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Early 19th century

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