James Macdonald letters 1820-1861 1821-1840 Macdonald, James letters

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James Macdonald letters 1820-1861 1821-1840 Macdonald, James letters

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This collection is made up of letters related to Dr. James Macdonald, his brother John, and the family of Silvanus Miller, all of New York City. It includes letters exchanged by female members of the Miller family, who wrote about social news in Newburgh, New York, and letters of introduction for James Macdonald during his tour of Europe in 1831.

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Miller, Silvanus, 1770 or 1771-1861

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MacDonald, John

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Epithet: alias Kinneir; Knight 1829; traveller and diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x0000db Epithet: Colonel, Dep.-Adj.-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798.0x0000de Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000798....

Macdonald, Eliza Harris Miller, 1814-1890.

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Miller family

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James Macdonald was born in White Plains, New York, on July 18, 1803, the son of Scottish immigrant Dr. Archibald Macdonald (1745-1813) and Flora Macdonald (1765-1835). He graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now part of Columbia University) in 1825. He was a physician for the Bloomingdale Asylum in New York City from 1825-1830 and 1832-1837. In 1831, he traveled to Europe to visit and observe asylums. After leaving Bloomingdale, Macdonald engaged in private medica...

Miller, Anicartha, ca. 1810-1859

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Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane

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Macdonald, James, 1803-1849

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Physician specializing in mental disorders; superintendent of the Bloomingdale Asylum for the Insane, New York City, and founder of the Sanford Hall Institution. From the description of Diary, 1835 March, 1836 May-1837 Oct. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58760529 James Macdonald was born in White Plains, New York, on July 18, 1803, the son of Scottish immigrant Dr. Archibald Macdonald (1745-1813) and Flora Macdonald (1765-1835). He g...

Parish, Mary Ann Harris.

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