>Childe was a prolific letter writer, sending short, clear missives to friends and supporters or even the Lunacy Board about his case and his well-being. Ah, h

>Childe was a prolific letter writer, sending short, clear missives to friends and supporters or even the Lunacy Board about his case and his well-being. Ah, how quaint: the Lunacy Board. "The Lord Chancellor's jurisdiction over lunatics so found by writ of De Lunatico Inquirendo" [2] The history is interesting: [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouses_Act_1774 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhouses_Act_1774 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunacy_Act_1845 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunacy_Act_1845 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioners_in_Lunacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioners_in_Lunacy [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Control_for_Lunacy_and_Mental_Deficiency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_Control_for_Lunacy_an...