Fairfax County Commitment Paper

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Title

Fairfax County Commitment Paper

Subject

Commitment paper declaring an individual a lunatic and to be sent to an asylum

Description

This 1911 document describes a citizen of Fairfax as displaying tendencies of lunacy and is signed by doctors to have him sent to the Western State Hospital in Staunton, Virginia.

Creator

Fairfax County

Source

Fairfax Historical Records Collection

Publisher

Fairfax Historic Records Center

Date

15, May, 1911

Contributor

Derek Spicer

Rights

Fairfax County

Language

English

Type

Government Document

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Files

Commitment Paper 1911 Page 1.pdf
Commitment Paper 1911 Page 2 3 4.pdf

Citation

Fairfax County, “Fairfax County Commitment Paper,” Mason's Legacies, accessed May 17, 2024, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/939.

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