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Box 31

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State of New York, State Commission in Lunacy Correspondence to the Medical Superintendent of Bloomingdale (RESTRICTED-PHI), 1893-1900

 File — Box: 31
Scope and Contents

The letters from the State Commission in Lunacy, established in 1889, are addressed to the superintendent of Bloomingdale, Samuel B. Lyon. The letters discuss legal regulations around the housing and treatment of patients with psychiatric ailments, patient statistics, and transfer orders for named patients.

Dates: 1893-1900