Lunacy practice / by N. Arthur Heywood and Arnold S. Massey.

  • Heywood, N. Arthur (Nathaniel Arthur)
Date:
1900
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Lunacy practice / by N. Arthur Heywood and Arnold S. Massey. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    AFFIDAVIT VEEIFYING ACCOUNT. Committee [or Keceiver] will obtain the engrossment from the Lunacy Stationers with the following affidavit on the last sheet thereof, viz.:— In the matter of John Smith, a person of unsound mind \^not so found by In- quisition *]. /, Thomas Smith, the Committee [or Receiver] of the estate of the above-named John Smith, make oath and say that the foregoing account doth to the best of my knowledge and belief contain a just and true account of the several sums of money which have been received, retained, and paid by me or by any other person or persons whomsoever by my order or for my use on account of the said John Smith or his estate, from the 1st day of January, 1898, to the '61st day of December, 1899. And that the several sums of money in the said account mentioned to have been retained, paid, and allowed have been really retained, paid, and allowed for the several purposes in the said account mentioned. And that all the matters and things therein stated are true, and that there is no error or omission in the said account to the best of my knowledge and belief. And I further say that my sureties, John Johnson and Thomas Jones, are both living, and that they have not been declared bankrupt or compounded with their creditors. Sworn, fyc. When this affidavit annexed to the account has been sworn, the document should be returned to the Lunacy Office, and an office copy thereof obtained. The officials will adapt this title to meet the circumstances of the case. H. F