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September 16, 1854
Weekly National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Mr. Collins covers Miss Dix's passage to Europe as repayment for her national contributions to mental health reform; she uses the saved $4,000 for life insurance benefiting the Insane Asylum in Trenton, N.J.
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Miss Dix and Mr. Collins.
When Miss Dix called to pay her passage to Europe the clerk handed her a receipt, saying that Mr. Collins had directed him to take no pay from her. On board the vessel she found the best accommodations provided for her. On rendering her thanks to Mr. Collins, he told her that he was proud to be able, as an individual, to repay a portion of the debt which the nation owed her. Miss Dix, with that disinterested benevolence which has characterized her whole life, immediately invested the money thus saved in a life insurance of $4,000 for the benefit of the Insane Asylum at Trenton, (N. J.)--Newark Advertiser.
When Miss Dix called to pay her passage to Europe the clerk handed her a receipt, saying that Mr. Collins had directed him to take no pay from her. On board the vessel she found the best accommodations provided for her. On rendering her thanks to Mr. Collins, he told her that he was proud to be able, as an individual, to repay a portion of the debt which the nation owed her. Miss Dix, with that disinterested benevolence which has characterized her whole life, immediately invested the money thus saved in a life insurance of $4,000 for the benefit of the Insane Asylum at Trenton, (N. J.)--Newark Advertiser.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Heroic Act
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Bravery Heroism
What keywords are associated?
Miss Dix
Mr Collins
Passage To Europe
Insane Asylum
Trenton
Philanthropy
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Dix
Mr. Collins
Where did it happen?
Vessel To Europe; Trenton, N. J.
Story Details
Key Persons
Miss Dix
Mr. Collins
Location
Vessel To Europe; Trenton, N. J.
Story Details
Mr. Collins arranges free passage and accommodations for Miss Dix to Europe as gratitude for her national service; she invests the saved $4,000 in life insurance for the Insane Asylum in Trenton.