Pre-printed postcard informing Rev. A. Spencer that it was his turn to conduct a sermon at Rockwood Hospital for the Insane; with a preprinted Queen Victoria stamp; two holes punched on the short side; handwritten address, dates and hand stamp of the date posted on Dec 14.
Pre-printed postcard informing Rev. A. Spencer that it was his turn to conduct a sermon at Rockwood Hospital for the Insane; with a preprinted Queen Victoria stamp; two holes punched on the short side; handwritten address, dates and hand stamp of the date posted on Dec 14.
"Canada Post Card // THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE." hand written on the front; "Rev. A. Spencer // 390 Alfred St. // City"; pre-printed in ink on the back; "ROCKWOOD HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE // Kingston, Dec 13th 1897 // Dear Sir: // I beg to inform you that, according to arrangement, // it will be your turn to conduct Divine Service at the // Asylum on SUNDAY NEXT, the 19th [illegible] // The Asylum conveyance will call for you at about // 8:30 a.m. Service begins at 10 o'clock // Very truly yours, // C. K. CLARKE, // Medical Supt."; handwritten dates
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box #6
Temporary Location
On exhibit “Custodial to Curative Care: Rockwood and the Evolution of Mental Health Treatment” at Museum of Health Care, 30 June 2023.
Dimension Notes
Length 14 cm x Width 8.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Minor fading, minor yellow stains along back bottom