| Description | Abigail Martin, an 86 year old silkweaver, requests to be admitted to the Hospital. She was born in London but her late father, Claude Bertrand, was originally from Valon, in Picardy. She is a member of the French Church of London. Abigail is too unwell to be able to keep working. The petition is dated 12 (month omitted) 1810 and is signed by Louis Mercier, Jaques Deboos, A Deboos and François Jolit. |