“His indefatigable exertions in the detection and correction of the great abuses then existing in the management of the York Lunatic asylum, and the formation of another and very extensive establishment for the care and protection of pauper lunatics at Wakefield, will be monuments of his humble spirit and perseverance and philanthropy.”

— Godfrey Higgins

Obituary of Godfrey Higgins, Doncaster Gazette, 16 August 1833.
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