Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-01-18
For the Express.
The Society OF Friends and DIR. Hui
hurt.


The Society of Friends and DIR. Hui
burt.
The citizens of Terre Haute and vicinity
may have met with an advertising sheet of
DR.. Hulburt of the I'd inst, in which an
article appears under the head of "Sally
Ann Copeland" As this article is an at
tack upon the Society of Friends and does
that people great injustice, ask small
space in "The Express" for the purpose
of presenting the subject in its true light.
1t may be known TO the public that the
necessities of the pobr. belonging TO the
Society Of Friends are relieved by the So
eiety, throu Ia the agency OF committee
appointed by each Monthly Meeting, and
such expense as well as the education of
their children. is met by draft upon the
Treasurer Of The Monthly Meeting.
II is made condition Of such charity
that the recipient is To comply with the
advice of such committee, and il sometimes
happens that such as are most Deepen dent.
are least willing to accede to the wishes of
their friends.
During the last summer. the invalid
above named (who had been under The
care Of the Society for years, and would
sometimes be better aud sometimes worse)
and had often at her own earnest solcita-
ton been INDUCED in medical treatment /.
(too freely for her own goOd,) having be
come acquainted with the advertisements
of DR.. Hulburt used strong entreaty with
her friends to be taken TO his Infrmary at
Terre Haute
Notwithstanding doubts were entertain
ed, Of the propriety of such course, her
friends aceeded 10 her wishes, and she was
placed under the care and treatment of DIR.
Hulburt with the understanding, that at
the expiration Of eight weeks. If there was
not evident snd satisfactory improvement,
she was to be taken away.
In the mean time letters Of inquiry were
sent to Cleveland. Ohio, at which place
the DR.. had represented himself to have
been at one time, celebrated practitioner,
and to other places to which he bad refer
red said committee. The answers to these
letters not being satisfactory, the oldest
citizens in Cleveland not being able to re
member an acquaintance with such per
sonage, and be not being willing to sub
NIT his treatment and opinion of the case
to the judgment Of any physician in Terre
Haute, except such as were regarded there
as outside of The profession, and the patient
showing no apparent improvement. il was
decided that she should return home A
deputation was accordingly seat for her, At
the expiration of the time stipulated, but
she refused TO return with them. II was
her privilege to decline her friends servi-
ees, and the Doctors privilege to keep her
when she chose TO remain, and her friends
considered il matter of course under the
circumstances, that they should settle all
dues up to that date aud take measures Ia
relieve themselves from legal obligations to
DR.. Hulburt, which they did BY second
deputation of four persons. she again refu-
sing to return home.
The patient was informed that whenever
she was not suitably provided for. or wish
ed TO return home 10 let her friends kno.
and they would be ready 10 give her
suitable aid. What could have been done
more1
From these facts an Intelligent public
will be able to Judge Of the justice Of Doc
tor Hulburt's administrations upon the 90
cicty Of Friends.
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