ITM847304 Colonial Secretary's Inwards Correspondence - 1889 No.2001-2300

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Inwards Correspondence

01 Feb 1889 - 31 Dec 1889

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2001-2300

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85 ------ 1889 [Dunwich?] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE QUEENSLAND Application for Admission to the Benevolent Asylum, Dunwich. PLACE [illegible] DATE February 28 1889 I, THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby apply for admission to the Benevolent Asylum at Dunwich; and, in the event of this Application being approved, I hereby undertake to strictly observe the Regulations and By-laws of the Insititution, and to obey all lawful orders of the Superintendendent or his deputy; and I do hereby declare that the following particulars respecting myself are strictly true :- 1.-Name of Applicant Henry Lentfar rf [illegible] 43 2.-Age 60 w/8 3, 89. 3.-Country where Born Germany 4.-Religion Lutherian 5.-Trade or Calling Tailor 6.-Length of time in Queensland 30 years 7.-Married or Single married 8.-Name, Addresses, and Circumstances of Applicant's Sons or Daughters (if any) none 9.-Names, Addresses, and Circumstances of other Relatives (if any) wife Margaret 10.-Names and Addresses of Employers during the two years immediately preceding the date of this Application, and length of time with each 11.-Particulars of Applicant's Real or Personal Property (if any) none 12.-Particulars of Aid received from Hospitals or other Charitable Institutions during the two years immediately preceding the date of this Application 5 years in 13.-Nature of Chronic Affection (if any) from which Applicant is suffering Paralysis 14.-Reasons for desiring Admission want of means (Signature of Applicant) Henry Lentfar

Certificate of two Householders Date We certify that the abovenamed Applicant has been known to us for a period of _ years ; that to the best of our knowledge and belief the answers he has given to the foregoing questions are true ; and that he is a fit subject for admission to the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum. Signatures _ _ _ Certificate of Surgeon or Physician - I certify that Henry Lentfar has been under treatment by me for a period of eighteen months; that he is suffering from paralysis; is physically unfit to work for a living; does not require constant medical attendance; and is a fit subject for admission to the Dunwich Benevolent Asylum Signature Philip Phomton Surgeon Dunwich Hospital

IPS[W]ICH HOSPITAL, Founded 1856.

Ipswich 4 March1889

Sir

I have the honour to enclose applications from John [Gault?], Henry [Lentfar?], Robert [Shields?], William Rutson & Daniel Duggan for admittence to the Government Benevolent Asylum, Dunwich [?] and my Committee would be greatly obliged if you could make provision to receive them into the above Institution. One [Lensfer?] has been in the Institution for over 5 years, Rutson 2 years and the others are frequently inmates for months together, they do not require medical treatment are a severe tax upon the funds of the Institution and are occupying valuable space which more urgent cases need. At present and for several months past the Hospital has been overcrowded and the officers are [?] to their wits end where to accommodate patients at present there are [?] 65 cases under treatment the usual average previous to this year being about 45. I have the honour to be Sir Your obedient Servant [Wm Field?] Secretary

TheHonorable TheColonial Secretary Brisbane

[stamp] COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE. QUEENSLAND 5.MAR.89 02002[tick]

86./1889. Dunwich

Application for Admission to the Benevolent Asylum, Dunwich.

PLACE_ Ipswich Hospital DATE_ February 28^th 1889

I, THE UNDERSIGNED, hereby apply for admission to the Benevolent Asylum at Dunwich; and, in the event of this Application being approved, I hereby undertake to strictly observe the Regulations and By-laws of the Institution, and to obey all lawful orders of the Superintendent or his deputy; and I do hereby declare that the following particulars respecting myself are strictly true:-

1.-Name of Applicant_ William Rutson

2.-Age_ 46

3.-Country where Born_ England

4.-Religion_ Ch. England

5.-Trade or Calling_ Carpenter

6.-Length of time in Queensland_ 19 years

7.-Married or Single_ Single

8.-Names, Addresses, and Circumstances of Applicant's Sons or Daughters (if any)_

9.-Names, Addresses, and Circumsances of other Relatives (if any)_ none

10.-Names and Addresses of Employers during the two years immediately preceding the date of this Application, and length of time with each_ 2 years ago was working as Carpenter on [Mr Esk? Line?] for 2 years

11.-Particulars of Applicant's Real or Personal Property (if any)_ none

12.-Particulars of Aid received from Hospitals or other Charitable Institutions during the two years immediately preceding the date of this Application_ 2 years in Ipswich Hospital

13.-Nature of Chronic Affection (if any) from which Applicants is suffering_ loss of sight

14.-Reasons for desiring Admission_ want of [income?] WRutson

(Signature of Applicant)_

{Colonel Ross [?C]. 5.3.89}

{Admit to D.A. 7/3/89}

{[BC?]}

{[V.J.N48?] [D?]/8.3/89.}

{Recommended for admission 7/3/89 [EW RRoss?] Colonel VISITING JUSTICE}

{Sent down to Dunwich, 26^th March 1889. [E.W.RRoss?] VISITING JUSTICE}