Letter from Dr. H.B. Wilbur to Mrs. Mary Thornton dated November 20th, 1855
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Title
Letter from Dr. H.B. Wilbur to Mrs. Mary Thornton dated November 20th, 1855
Description
Dr. H.B. Wilbur writes again to Mrs. Mary Thornton to update her about her son James Thornton. Wilbur tells her that James is “perfectly happy in his new home and getting on nicely in school matters”. He also says that James is “an affectionate little fellow and all the teachers and attendants are quite attached to him”. Wilbur then ends the letter with “he is much more in the way of improvement here than he could possibly be at home.”
Creator
Dr. H.B. Wilbur, Superintendent of the New York Asylum for Idiots in Syracuse
Date
11/20/1855
Contributor
Sierra Eastman
Format
Letter, 5” x 7.75”
Type
Corresponence
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 November 20th, 1855, 11/20/1855
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 November 20th, 1855,” SPE 644 Digital Exhibition, accessed January 14, 2026, https://spe644.omeka.net/items/show/59.