1 William Larned Marcy was Governor of the State of New York, 1833-1839. 88 THE McDONALD PAPERS

for about sixteen (16) months; when he returned he assumed the whole medical responsibility connected with the manage-ment of Bloomingdale Asylum. "In 1837 he resigned and commenced the general practice of his profession in New York. In May of the following year (1838) he was married to Miss Eliza H. Miller, daughter of Sylvanus Miller, Esq. The same year he was elected one of the attending physicians of the New York Hospital. "A long cherished design of establishing, in connection with his brother, Mr. Allan Macdonald, a private institution for the insane, was carried into execution after an interval of about three (3) years. For this purpose two houses, agreeably situated on Murray Hill, in the suburbs of the city were selected, but the rapid spread of our population soon rendered this situation no longer available. The elegant and spacious mansion of the late Chancellor Sandford, at Flushing, was purchased, and in May, 1846, the Institution was permanently located in this new situation."1 Dr. James Macdonald died May 5, 1849. To his widow was left the care of the family of small children and the devoted mother ably discharged her obligations; she was a zealous church-worker as the records of her parish bear witness and she carried on the farm and capably directed its management. It was in her household that John M. Macdonald lived for many years and she not only ministered unto his frail physique but she found time to arrange and transcribe many of his crude notes and papers. It is proper that the people of Westchester County should know this record and pay proper tribute to the memory of this gifted and noble woman. In September, 1844, John M.