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The Oratory, Birmingham June 15/59
My dear Dr Hayden,
I shall be glad to do all in my power to forward a scheme of a medical lodging house, and am glad you have reminded me of it. A year ago, I would, have on my own responsibility, have engaged in it, but Dr Cullen is, I think, rather anxious lest more money should be spent than is included in the ordinary estimate for the year. I dare say, he {in a second hand in pencil: "WCD L 2"}
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would be ready to give now, but perhaps he does not know how much there is to give. & he has in fact appeared to wish to curtail even the sum which I actually set down for ordi nary expenses.
Under these circumstances, I should advise a statement from the Faculty of the desirability of a medical house, of the fear of our being rivalled in the plan by other bodies, and of the anticipated cost of it. It might be addressed to either the Archbishop or to me. In either case I
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would forward it to him. Perhaps it would be better to address it to the Trustees, than to Dr Cullen only.
I hope to be back again directly
Yours most sincerely
Thos Hayden Esqr ...