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to all and favor to none. It is also the oldest newspaper in the USA. This site is useful

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Retreat for Insane?. This source has information on Eli Todd and his life and also how he

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This source is useful because it provides information about the research question, how

were patients at the Hartford Retreat for the Insane treated? It gives detailed information

about Eli Todd and other people who helped build the Hartford Retreat for the Insane.