Keeper's Reports, 1828-1840.

Scope and content:

Contains the keeper's reports of contracts and patient costs. The keeper was in charge of contracts for food, as well as wood and servant help. The keeper was also responsible for recording certain costs associated with patients. In these reports the keeper recorded the names of patients living at the hospital, where they were from, and the cost of removing them to Staunton. Sometimes the report also notes when they were discharged or when they died, and also whether their estate was able to pay for their expenses. The reports of the keeper are divided into two categories, "contracts" and "patients."

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

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