Original Historical Ephemera
Dr. Henry E. Allison - Medical Superintendant of the
NEW YORK STATE ASYLUM FOR INSANE CRIMINALS in Auburn, NY
Original Antique Autograph Signed Letterhead
clearing a patient, William Taylor, of an insanity diagnosis
Sept, 1891
Dr. Allison was a Dartmouth graduate who started as a physician at
Willard's Asylum in New York from 1878-1889
He was named superintendent of the State Asylum from 1889-1892
and then co-founded the Asylum for Insane Convicts at Mattewan (later Mattewan State Hospital)
In his medical career he specialized in "Motives Which Govern the Criminal Acts of the Insane."
Measures 8.25 x 11 inches, suitable for framing
Good to fair Condition, with several edge tears and light age wear
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