Collections tagged Disability and Illness

Mauritius BM Project

Mauritius BM Project

The Bois Marchand Cemetery was established in 1867, due to the malaria epidemic. The land was donated by the Marchand family. The Archive consists of Burial Registers (BR) and Graves Purchased Books (GPB), in the form of bound printed forms. They were written in English and on a daily basis from...

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Quaise Asylum Records

Quaise Asylum Records

The Quaise Asylum was constructed in 1822 to harbor the town’s poor. Ten inmates lost their lives during the great fire in 1844 that burnt the asylum down. This collection records Captain Alexander Coffin, who settled at Quaise Asylum in 1939, his correspondence, receipts for produce, and his...

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