This is the first ever report by the board of the Eastern Lunatic Asylum to the Virginia General Assembly for the year 1841-1842. Prior to that year, the asylum was not required to submit annual reports directly to the legislature.
This article includes a detailed report by a committee of the Senate, which in 1845 was tasked with investigating the Eastern Lunatic Asylum in Williamsburg. Report includes information regarding the institution's infrastructure, employees, as well…