Richardson's Assignment.

WILLIAM RICHARDSON, of the City of York, Tanner, having by deeds, the THIRTY-FIRST day of May last, and the FIRST day of June instant, conveyed and assigned all his real and personal Estates and Effects unto SAMUEL RICHARDSON, of Clementhorpe, tanner, WILLIAM BATMAN, of Copmanthorpe, yeoman, and WILLIAM STEAD, of York, stone-mason, IN TRUST, for the benefit of them, the said Trustees, and all other the Creditors of the said William Richardson, who shall execute the Deed of Assignment, on or before the FIRST day of July next:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

That the said Deed of Assignment is left at the office of Messrs. GRAY and THORPE, in Petergate, York, for inspection, and execution by the Creditors; and that all persons indebted to the said William Richardson, are forthwith to pay their respective debts to the said Trustees, otherwise Actions at Law will be commenced for the recovery thereof.

On MONDAY and TUESDAY next, the EIGHTH and NINTH days of June instant, will be SOLD by AUCTION, at the house lately occupied by the said WILLIAM RICHARDSON, adjoining the Waggon Inn, without Walmgate Bar, York; all the said WILLIAM RICHARDSON's HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and also TWO HORSES and a COW. The Sale to begin each forenoon, at TEN o'clock.

YORK, June 5, 1001 [sic]

Married, aged 62. no children – from North Shields. born Richardson, of Whitby. She is a person of very moderate abilities, considered rather below the average. She was educated at a Day School; shewed no intellectual predilection for any especial pursuit, & afterwards served as a shopwoman in several situations. She was married at the age of 37, but has had no children. About 7 years ago her husband suffered a severe loss by the failure of a Bank, w^h he bore with Christian Fortitude, but the event has preyed upon her mind; but she continued to enjoy pretty good health till about 6 months ago, when she was attacked by an inflammation of the upper maxilla, w^h was followed by necrosis & the separation of a considerable part of the alveolar prominence of the rig left side. The Surgeon who attended her thinks the Inflammation probably extended from that part of the membranes of the Brain, & gave rise to the present state [illegible word] mind, w^h became greatly disturbed about 3 months ago. She was of a timid nervous disposition naturally. Then she began to entertain fears of destitution & starvation, & shewed signs of a suicidal tendency by talking of taking poison. A few days ago she made a feeble attempt to cut her throat, but it was thought this was rather by way of threat than a real intention to injure herself.

State on Admission. Physically. She is a short, roundish built woman, with a sallow complexion, small features, & rather cubby [illegible word] face with a mild, rather imbecile, but fussy [?] expression of countenance. The head is small, but ventricular especially at the posterior cornea [?] of the parietal [asions?]. Anterior [lakus?]small. hair scanty, & white; ears large thin, ill formed & flat, without helix of the upper part deficient. Both ears are alike, eye-brows dark, scanty, spread, not much arched. Nose short, then lips flattish, smooth [illegible word] –gums rather red, as if there was some chronic inflammation lingering in the region of the maxillary wound. Chest. Heart feeble; no morbid sound – [illegible word] small, [illegible word], very extensable [?] – 108 – but quickened by the examination. Lungs, left healthy, right upper lobe dull on percussion in the cl sternal region, where the areal resonance is loud & tremulous, & the sounds of the heart too clear. Body flat, & the muscles thin & flabby, feet cold. Complains of the pain over the sacral vertebrae (not yet investigated,) aggravated by standing or walking, & of a [illegible word] of leaning down & dragging in the [illegible word] region. The bowels have been confined lately, but not habitually. The tongue is rather dry, whitish. Skin generally rather dry.

Mentally. Appears in a state of partial Dementia attended with a degree of active melancholy. Talks incessantly about her now poor lost condition, constantly insisting that she has forgotten every thing, & is not able to do anything, even the simplest domestic office. She cannot rest, lying awake either all or most of the night but remaining pretty still in bed. Fears her husband will be allowed to be starved to death, though when assessed to the contrary, confessing it is very unlikely. Her manner is fussy Chattering, & somewhat ludicrous, as if there was a want of sincerity & earnestness in what she says. She used to be considered as she says a rather canny & [chaer?] woman, "but now she is the poorest thing that can be. She cannot take a stitch, as her poor ragged husband's appearance shews – she cannot make a [illegible word] – no – not the" &c &c. Her disorder is said to be increasing, & the prognosis does not seem favourable.

To have a bath & an aperient tonight

Continues much the same. Rept the [aper^t?] Gets good nights but is very restless & teasingly loquacious in the day time.

Tongue remains dry & rather red. [illegible medical expression].

Continues the above – remains much the same. The discipline of sending her to the other gallery in the evening is probably beginning to have a [second?] effect.

Much quieter since laying in bed

She was very restless in the night.

Very noisy & excited since yesterday she has taken [illegible medical expression] with advantage.

She took [illegible medical expression] & has been quieter since.

She is decidedly quieter continues Ant^y & powders.

No improvement seems to be taking place. She is very troublesome so full of talking & worry.

She continues very loquacious & troublesome, restless & complaining.

Yesterday she had an attack of sickness and diarrhea which was removed by cordials & If the following prescription [illegible medical expression]

She is evidently quieter & possesses more self-control. She goes to meeting & sits remarkably well. She is grown quite stout.

She continues much in the same condition as that last described, but often confused and excitable.

She is not so well as she was a few weeks ago, very confused & troublesome.

Her general state is rather low, feeble, plaintive, timid, confused; but, on the whole, she is not nearly so much agitated as formerly

She remains much as last reported.

She remains at present in a state approaching convalescence. She is evidently of feeble mind & unable to bear the trials & contingencies of an independent life without great risk to that degree of mental soundness which she now enjoys; and therefore so long as she is content to remain in her present position, it appears the best to take no steps for her removal from the Retreat. In case she become, without relapse, urgent for her removal, it would then seem proper to arrange with her friends for that purpose.

She continues much as last reported.

Ordered the following – [illegible medical expression].

Up to this morning she had been as well as usual. This morning she woke early in a state of great alarm and excitement with urgent apprehensions of impending misfortune particularly as regards here spiritual state, & destiny. She was very actively depressed, crying & moaning; she was ordered to have a pediluvium continued through the day, a spirit lotion applied to the head & to take the following powder [illegible medical expression] In the evening she was perceptibly calmer

She is much more tranquil, but her faculties seem rather shattered by the attack above described.

She is now much in her usual state.

There is no material change.

Since receiving the intelligence of her brother in law's death she has been in a very nervous & excitable condition, having frequently very restless nights. There is some gastric irritation for which suitable remedies have been applied; but the condition of her mind does not seem connected closely with it; but to depend upon some independent condition of the brain; her appetite, however, has been very poor, bowells slightly irritable; her mind is full of fears, nervous apprehensions, great timidity about the state of her health. She has been taking the following mixture: [illegible medical expression]

She is still very much confused & excited. She is described as having had an exceedingly bad night, no sleep & continually frantic raving; for the last several days she has been taking the following mixture. [illegible medical expression] The first day it seemed to have a decidedly beneficial effect, latterly seems to have done no good.

[illegible medical expression]

She remains in her usual state.

There is no material change.

Much the same in all respects, has a large open ulcerated tumour in the left limb thumb.

She remains in her usual health.

Remains as usual

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Is in her usual health. She has spent a short time at Scarbro' this Autumn.

Has become much more feeble of late, also very quarrelsome & difficult to manage.

Has become still feebler & remains in bed. When she was up vertigo came on so frequently that she was always in danger of injuring herself by falling about. Her mind has also very much declined.

She died this day from senile Decay.

The usual notice was sent to the Coroner.