CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 235

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there being us permanent recommoration

Lunatics in this Colony.

for

Agents of

the

14

"Glaucus" have consutí

to take charge of this man on

the

terms` mentioned in the annexed

luemaandum

2.

I beg to call

your

attention

to the annexed concspondence that papes between this Governmenć

has

and the American Consul on

subject of this man

the

The

circumstances briefly stated are

follows-

as

This man

was

a

Learnan on board the American Ship Scaruan

"F... Litchfield " now in this Port_ *5.8.

He was

discharged by the American

}

Consul at the request of the Unster

about the middle of last month. The Consul does not appear to have been

aware

that the man was insane

at the time, but the depositions of tion

F

his messmates snew that his conduct had been very strange for come days before arriving here

He had only been a short time

ashore when he

a

was taken us

17

the Sthice for creatius a disturbance,

and after being decorincd

for

about

a week in Jarl on remand, he

was transferred to the Lunatic

In obrevation, was eubsequin ty

asylum aux was

certified to be insane.

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