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Letters, mostly by her, but some by her father, John, and one from George Cochrane, who originally sent her to Retreat. Most letters date from after her return home Patient no. 838, in Retreat 1851 - 1854 (discharged). Age 35 on admission, Quaker, single, tradesman's daughter, from Ufford, near Woodbridge, Suffolk. Delusions and excitement

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