1879 1881 JOURNAL .. OF THE COUNTY DONEGAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY dosdng the aibove memorial recedved and ansiwered ·by governors. was No. 2 the "THIE LON D'O N-D ER RY J·OURNAL" August 20thi,......,i6 and 7 William IV., 1cap. U6,, lt sihall. be lruwful upon two-thirds of the Gr.an1d Jury of the Co. Donegal prese,nting ·a me· rri.:,rlal to the V1ie:eTOY, etc., to r-emove the County Infi.rmary from Llftiord to the tOIWil of LettBrk:enny-that the Governors :rnay have,it removed. "Friday, 21st May, 1773" 'Ihe Siurg·eon and Ron. secreta,ry are r-e.ques1ted to procur;e ,a slketch for the conversi,on of part of the Co. Done1gal Prison into an lnfirmairy. No. 3 "COUINTY O!F DONEGAL" "Notic,e is here1by igiV!en that many of the Prin1c~iJplaJ. Genitiiemen of the Oounty 01f Donie1gal intend to mee't at the House of Joihn All'mstrong, in Lifiorid, on Tuesday, 22ind day of J1Une next, in order to fix on a proper pla.c;e in Lifford for erecting the Public Hospii.,tal." iDruted 14th day of May, 1773." June 30th~iDr. Little bednig dead OR IC I NAL MSS. -iReso1iVed to rupipoirnt Dr. Boy!d PAIGE 1 locum tenens at the Inifi.rmary at "Resolutions agreed uipian by 1Jhe £ 3 3is Od per weelk. G0Vi2rnoxs of the HoiSJPital for ye County July 14thr-Alt a special me1e1ting ·of Donegal at Lifford this 212nd of June, a deputation from Letter:kenny 1773, a·ccording to aidviertisemenit, etc.'' la.id before the Governors me- Resolv;ed tha;t a house is taken morials f1rom ..T.0.s and P.L.G.s from the Right Honlble. Lord Erne at and R.C. Bishop a~sllcin:g the Gov- the yea,rly rent of four po1unds fo:r the ernors and the Grand Jury to re- immecl!iate aicciommodia.tion of pati,enits." mov·e the Infirmary to their toiwn, Resolved that a Commit·teie be apviz., Letter:kenny. pointed to put ye house in proper reJuly 14th-Reisolved to establish pair for ye o<e:cu1pia1tion Olf p.aJ.iient:Js." bwo infirmaries in the Co. Done- "Resolv<ed that Jas. Knox, Esqr., the igial--0ne to be in Let:iteir1kenn:y. Revd. Dr. Golding, Johlll Rea, Esqr., (Wray s,cored out.-:Ed.), John Hamil0ctob€r 13th,...-A protest was ton, Esqr., and Tihoma,s Grov:es, Esq:r., lodl6ied rugainst the for.egoing r·e- Wm. Wria.y, Esqr. and W. Knox, Esq;r., solution, it being consid<e:red not or any five of them be a. committee for 1.a.wful, as notice of it was not tranisarctin:g insipeic,tions into ye repairs." given befor,e t:Jhe meeting.--,Signed "RiesiOlV:ed thait Mrond1a;y, ye 2nd of Thomas Brooke.· August ne:Xit, be tlhe day for ye first That a s1urgeon be elected on meetinig of ye sd C:omittee." Au:gust 15th and that the Gover- Edward Go1ding, Andw. Knox, John nors pay him £WO per annum, in addition to the Gr:and Ju.ry Presentment. AuguJSJt 15<--At a ~peclal me2•ting "t"o sele1ct a surgeon~"_,Resol;ved that Dr. Boyd be requesited ·to a1ct a.s surig;e01n untH March next. This was lost. Dr. Barton, aifter successive polls, was elected, having J:'e'c'eived. 9 votes ( 16 governors present). Rea, John HamUton, Saml. Knox, Thos. Stewart John Wthittinghiaan, 'I1reas. PIA.GE 2. · ''A List of Su/bscrd:bers' names to the Done1gall Ho®ital at Lifford, June 2:2, 1773 :--. . . . JO!hn HamHton ipd £ 3 8 3 Alndrw. Knox pd £ 31 8 3 W: Wray pd £3 8 3 Chia,s. Stbewarrt; pd £ 3 8 3 Samrl. ~oox ipct 1£3 8 3 John Re.a pd £3 8 3 pd to ye R. J1o'hn Lamy £ 3 8 3 PA;GE 3. S1epteimlbe!r 2n._,Q1tntr.terliy me.ef;irng Resolrved to give · three weeks' notice to the Secretary be necessary before a special mee1ti'n1g be called. "At a meeting of the Commi,tte of the Gavie:rins and Governes·ses 01±1 the County Done.gal Infirmary pursuant to 149
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