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CAUVIN'S HOSPITAL Cauvin's Hospital James King Duddingstone Mill. J. Macdonald Wester Duddingstone 003 A large and elegant edifice, (which resembles a villa) with gardens and pleasure grounds attached, situated in the village of Duddinstone Mills. It was founded by Louis Cauvin, sometime French teacher in Edinburgh, afterwards Farmer at Duddingstone, who died in 1825 and bequeathed the greater part of his estate for the erection and endowment of this hospital for the relief,maintenance, & education of the sons of respectable poor teachers, the sons of poor but honest farmers, whom failing, the sons of respectable masters printers or booksellers, and the sons of respectable servants in the agricultural line, The management is vested in certain individuals nominated by the founder, the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the principal of the University, the Professor of Humanity, the Rector of the High School, the ministers of Duddingstone, Liberton, and Newton, all of whom were encorporated in 1827. It was opened in 1833 and there are now 26 boys maintained in it for six years, who, when admitted, must be of the age of six, and not more than eight years. They are instructed in the ordinary branches of education, & in Latin, Greek, French & Mathematics.

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