History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . ordance withthe first, she has secured to its inmatesthe pecuniary encouragement afforded bygratuitous support. Agreeably to thesecond, she has made ample provision fortheir moral, intellectual, and industrialtraining. The Countess of Rumford died on the2d of December, 1852, at the age of sev-enty-eight years. By her last will andtestament she founded this institution,which bears the surname of her brother,Colonel Paul Rolfe, and her own, uponan endowment c
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . ordance withthe first, she has secured to its inmatesthe pecuniary encouragement afforded bygratuitous support. Agreeably to thesecond, she has made ample provision fortheir moral, intellectual, and industrialtraining. The Countess of Rumford died on the2d of December, 1852, at the age of sev-enty-eight years. By her last will andtestament she founded this institution,which bears the surname of her brother,Colonel Paul Rolfe, and her own, uponan endowment consisting of all her real estate and the sum of fifteenthousand dollars. Her mansion was made the seat of it, Its benefi-cence was restricted to needy children born in Concord, particularlythose without mothers. Its establishment and maintenance were intrusted to a perpetualboard of five trustees, who were authorized to fill occurring vacan-cies, subject to the approval of the judge of probate for the county ofMerrimack, to whom they are required to make annual reports. Thuswas founded the Rolfe and Rumford asylum by the Countess of. Rolfe and Rumford Asylum. THE ROLFE AND UUMFORD ASYLUM. 1089 Rumford, who, in the town of Concord, being the place of her birth, aspot dear to her, was anxious to be remembered with kindness and affec-tion:. The fund left for its support being deemed inadequate by the trus-tees, was allowed to accumulate until January 15, 1880, when theinstitution was opened for the reception of beneficiaries. Its first principal was Miss Arabel A. Comins, who continued atits head until 1882, when she resigned the position, and was suc-ceeded by Mrs. Eliza M. Robinson, who lias discharged its dutieswith marked ability for a period of seventeen years. Associated withMrs. Robinson are Miss Emma J. Dupee, as housekeeper, and MissGrace Bunker as school teacher. While, as before stated, the generalmanagement of the institution is confided to a board of five trustees,its
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