Address, delivered before the friends and patrons of the Troy Hospital / by David L. Seymour, February 12, 1850 ; also the remarks of Maj. Gen. Wool, and Peter Havermans, on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of the above institution.

  • Seymour, David Lowrey, 1803-1867.
Date:
1851
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Credit: Address, delivered before the friends and patrons of the Troy Hospital / by David L. Seymour, February 12, 1850 ; also the remarks of Maj. Gen. Wool, and Peter Havermans, on the occasion of the laying of the corner stone of the above institution. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MAJ. GEN. WOOL'S KEMARKS, On the Laying of the Corner Stone of the Troy Hospital [On the loth of August, 1849, the Corner Stone of the Troy Hospital was laid, on which occasion Gen. Wool addressed the very large number in attendance as follows :] Fellow Citizens :— The object for which we are assembled has been so ably and eloquently presented by those who have already spoken, I find that little remains for me to add. Some few remarks, however, may be expected from one to whom so distinguished a part in the ceremonies of the day has been assigned. It is the establishment of an Institution for the benefit 0f the sick and destitute—for the stranger and wayfarer— for all who are unable to take care of themselves. With a population like that of Troy, such an Institution cannot fail to enlist in its favor, the sympathy and support of the pious, the humane and liberal of all classes ; for it must be obvious to all that no city in the State requires one more. The only wonder is that it should not have been thought of before,—that the benevolent—and our city abounds in persons of that character—have not, ere this, provided such an asylum. I do not mean a poor house, for the lowest of the poor loathe your poor houses. Many would starve rather than go into them.