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P riv y Counsellor Harbou. 12 W idow s and a P r io r e s s , w hose h u sb an ds hav e held a certain r a n k , receive free residence and a sm all annu al pension. Petersens’ Founda tion , T h e "M o num entum P ie ta tis . P e t e r s e n i a n æ in V im m elsk aftet, N r. 36, w as founded in 1768 by tw o b roth ers, Albrecht and Sebastian Petersen, trad e sm en , w ho resided on the spot w here th is Institution now stands. 16 u nm arried fem ales and a prioress, w hose ages m ust exceed 35 y e a rs , h av e h ere free residence an d an an n u al pension. T h e p re sen t building w as erected in 1796, the form er h av in g been destroyed in the fire o f 1795. Budolph ’s Foundation, N r. 145 St. P e d e r- stræ de, w as fou n d ed in 1725 b y a Student, Morten Nielsen B u dop lh , and affords free lodging to 6 w idow ed or u nm arried females. P ou l FechteVs Hosp ita l, N r. 14 0 M ønter­ g a d e , w as founded in 1 5 7 0 by Poul Fechtel, M aster o f the M in t, on lan d granted by K ing F re d e rik II. for th a t purpose. 14 old and infirm p o o r p erson s h av e free lodging w ith a sm all w eekly allow ance.