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1896 antique WORCESTER LUNATIC HOSPITAL worcester ma CHANDLER W SMITH RECEIPT
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Original April 1, 1896 bill/receipt from The Worcester Lunatic Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, issued to Chandler W. Smith of Wollaston.
The document is headed “Commonwealth of Massachusetts” and features an attractive engraved Massachusetts state seal at upper left. It was issued “To the Trustees of The Worcester Lunatic Hospital” for the board of Sylvester L. Smith, covering January 1 through March 31 — 13 weeks at $6.00, totaling $78.00.
At the bottom is a printed “Received Payment” notation dated May 8, 1896, signed by Albert Wood, Treasurer. The reverse also bears an old handwritten notation identifying it as Worcester Hospital and recording payment.
Measures approximately 6.5 x 8.5 inches. Original folds, light toning, handling wear and other age-related evidence as shown. An interesting piece of 19th-century Massachusetts institutional, medical, psychiatric, hospital and genealogical history.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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