December 4th, 1862 letter from a Professor of Surgery at New York Medical College diagnosis of "Insanity" for George Montgomery West
New York: n.p.
Letter. Letter/document. Approx. 7" x 8" single sheet of paper. 1 page content. Letter addressed 91 9th Street and dated December 4th, 1862. Document reads "This Certifies that George Montgomery West has for some near past been afflicted with a species of Insanity. That last spring, he was for two months in the Bloomingdale Lunatic Asylum. He is liable at any time to paroxysms (a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity) of this infirmity. [Signed] R G Raphael MD. Professor of Surgery N.Y. Med College." Very good. Item #25602
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