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Seeking Zachariah Mallory, 1st patient US State mental hospital, Williamsburg, VA 12 Oct 1773

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Seeking Zachariah Mallory, 1st patient US State mental hospital, Williamsburg, VA 12 Oct 1773

viofam09  (View posts) Posted: 6 Sep 2008 7:05PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: FAUQUIER, HARVEY, MALLORY
Who was Zachariah Mallory mentioned in this online article?
http://www.resnet.wm.edu/~jjwack/history.html
"A Most Curious Choice
The mystery surrounding the establishment of the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg

...That there shall be a hospital for the 'Support of Ideots, Lunatics, and other Persons of unsound Minds.'
-- Governor Francis Fauquier, June 1770..."

Under the heading,
"17th Century Williamsburg and the Birth of the Public Hospital", is the following:
"Construction was complete and ready for inspection by September 14, 1773, and the Board of Directors began meeting once a week to hear the cases of patients wanting to be admitted. On October 12, the Public Hospital's first two patients were admitted, Zachariah Mallory and Catherine Harvey."

Any replies will be appreciated.

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