Her brother's personal friend and trustee, Thomas Proby, who was surgeon-general of the army at the time, encouraged her in this regard. One condition that she attached to her donation, however, was that she should be allowed to live there, which she did for the rest of her life, living in a room at the front of the hospital until her death at the age of 93.
Her brother's friend and trustee, Thomas Proby, who was the army surgeon-general, supported her donation. She stipulated that she would live there for the rest of her life, residing in a room at the front of the hospital until her death at age 93.