As early as 1863, the annex at Howard's Grove Hospital had been utilized for treatment of the black population with small-pox. Admission to the hospital did not consider the free or enslaved status of the individual. The prior use of Howard's Grove may have contributed to the decision by the Freedman's Bureau to convert the annex to a racially separate asylum.
Article: City Small-Pox Hospital for Negroes - A separate Hospital has been opened in Howard's Grove for negro patients (free or slave) by order of the City Council. It is now ready for the reception of patients. The ambulance for conveying them will be found at the old small-pox hospital, near Poor House Burying Ground.
Source: The daily dispatch. (Richmond [Va.]), January 12, 1863
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