Letter from Dr. H.B. Wilbur to Mrs. Mary Thornton dated October 8th, 1855
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Title
Letter from Dr. H.B. Wilbur to Mrs. Mary Thornton dated October 8th, 1855
Description
Dr. H.B. Wilbur writes to Mrs. Mary Thornton to give her a very short update on her son James Thornton about a month after his arrival at the New York Asylum for Idiots in Syracuse. Wilbur says that her little boy is “very happy in his new home” and that he thinks James “will make an excellent pupil”. Wilbur also writes that James will be very glad to see her soon, but that for now “a visit from [her] might make him homesick again”.
Creator
Dr. H.B. Wilbur, Superintendent of the New York Asylum for Idiots in Syracuse
Date
10/8/1855
Contributor
Sierra Eastman
Format
Letter, 5” x 7.75”
Type
Correspondence
Identifier
James Thornton Correspondence, SC 30
Files
Reference
Dr. H.B. Wilbur, Superintendent of the New York Asylum for Idiots in Syracuse, Letter from Dr. H.B. Wilbur to Mrs. Mary Thornton dated October 8th, 1855, 10/8/1855
Cite As
Dr. H.B. Wilbur, Superintendent of the New York Asylum for Idiots in Syracuse
, “Letter from Dr. H.B. Wilbur to Mrs. Mary Thornton dated October 8th, 1855,” SPE 644 Digital Exhibition, accessed January 14, 2026, https://spe644.omeka.net/items/show/57.