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Information contained includes patient name and number, name and address of Obligant, date of admission, date of discharge or death and additional notes (e.g. Institution supplies clothing, no clothing a/c, no charge for repair of clothing). Dates of discharge and death are not always recorded.

The earliest date of admission is 1845 and the latest is 1906.

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