As Daniel Hack
Tuke’s
account
shows quite clearly,
his great grandfather
had an encompassing
vision for what the asylum
should be like. In comparison to
what already existed at the time it
must have seemed even fanciful to
some of the Quakers,
especially those who
although religiously
inclined had little understanding of mental illness
itself. It took two years for
Tuke to obtain the necessary funds
and garner enough support for
the project. Throughout this time
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