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Letter from Walter Reed to the Adjutant General,  February 17, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: 01710001
Scope and Contents

Reed acknowledges the receipt of his commission as Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army, February 17, 1876.

Dates:  February 17, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to the commissioning and assignment of Walter Reed in the U.S. Army

Letter from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  June 30, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 10
Identifier: 01710003
Scope and Contents

Reed reports that he has taken up his temporary assignment at his posting at Fort Yuma, California.

Dates:  June 30, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Correspondence relating to the commissioning and assignment of Walter Reed in the U.S. Army

Letter from C. H. Crane to Walter Reed,  May 26, 1880

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 76
Identifier: 01776001
Scope and Contents

Crane informs Reed the Surgeon General will approve his request for a leave of absence.

Dates:  May 26, 1880
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to the Adjutant General,  May 27, 1880

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 76
Identifier: 01776002
Scope and Contents

Reed requests one month of leave with permission to apply for an extension of two months. Several endorsements of the request dated May 27, 1880 to June 5, 1880 are included.

Dates:  May 27, 1880
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to the Adjutant General,  June 29, 1880

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 76
Identifier: 01776007
Scope and Contents

Walter Reed requests and is granted a one-month extension to his leave of absence.

Dates:  June 29, 1880
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Joseph B. Brown to the Surgeon General,  March 23, 1882

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 79
Identifier: 01779001
Scope and Contents

Brown reports to the Surgeon General that the Board has examined Reed and considers him qualified for a promotion, with the proviso that he continues his studies in Physics. A second letter written on March 24, 1882 by C. H. Crane informs Reed of the outcome of the examination. The letters are accompanied by an endorsement.

Dates:  March 23, 1882
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to C. H. Crane,  November 10, 1882

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 79
Identifier: 01779006
Scope and Contents

Reed requests that his orders be ready for him by November 14, 1882. A note from the Surgeon General encourages speedy processing of the request. The resulting orders re-assign Reed from the Department of the East to the Department of the Platte.

Dates:  November 10, 1882
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from O. O. Howard to the Adjutant General,  December 14, 1882

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 79
Identifier: 01779011
Scope and Contents

Howard requests that Reed be assigned to the hospital under his command, due to his steward's disability and the limitations of the Medical Director. The Adjutant General's office denies the request. Included are an endorsement of the request and a document specifying its removal.

Dates:  December 14, 1882
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Record of services for Walter Reed,  March 18, 1882

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 79
Identifier: 01779017
Scope and Contents

The Record of Services summarizes Reed's military assignments from June 26, 1875 through March 18, 1882.

Dates:  March 18, 1882
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to the Surgeon General,  January 31, 1885

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 80
Identifier: 01780001
Scope and Contents

Reed reports that he has taken up his assigned post as Post Surgeon, Fort Robinson, Nebraska.

Dates:  January 31, 1885
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letters from Walter Reed relating to military service,  September 23, 1885

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 80
Identifier: 01780003
Scope and Contents

Reed has requested four weeks of leave. His commanding officer has asked for an officer to replace him in his absence, but the request for replacement is denied.

Dates:  September 23, 1885
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to the Adjutant General,  December 8, 1885

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 80
Identifier: 01780006
Scope and Contents

Reed requests and is granted a one-month extension to the leave of absence he was granted on November 18, 1885.

Dates:  December 8, 1885
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from C[harles] R. G[reenleaf] to Walter Reed,  July 1, 1887

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 84
Identifier: 01784003
Scope and Contents

The original draft of Greenleaf's letter informs Reed that the treating of several pension cases each month does not warrant his being excused from performing that duty.

Dates:  July 1, 1887
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed / Military records relating to Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 6, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 1
Identifier: 01701001
Scope and Contents

Reed relates that he is compiling statistics and writing a report for 1875.

Dates:  January 6, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 10, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 2
Identifier: 01702001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence about a rumor of her impending marriage. He plans a visit to see her.

Dates:  January 10, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 13, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 3
Identifier: 01703001
Scope and Contents

Reed teases Emilie Lawrence about not writing and about attentions from Professor Sharpe. He discusses small pox cases among children on the post.

Dates:  January 13, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 17, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 4
Identifier: 01704001
Scope and Contents

Reed has received no letter from her, but offers a meditation on patience.

Dates:  January 17, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 24, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 5
Identifier: 01705001
Scope and Contents

Reed must postpone his visit to see her.

Dates:  January 24, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  January 27, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 6
Identifier: 01706001
Scope and Contents

Reed writes of visitors to the Willet's Point base and his treatment of the sick.

Dates:  January 27, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed

Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie B. Lawrence,  February 7, 1876

 Item — Box: 17, Folder: 7
Identifier: 01707001
Scope and Contents

Reed describes sleigh rides he has taken with the ladies of the army base at Willet's Point. He teases Emilie Lawrence.

Dates:  February 7, 1876
Found in: Claude Moore Health Sciences Library / Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection / Series III. Walter Reed