letters (correspondence)
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Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Albert E. Truby, September 11, 1943
Lawrence Reed praises Truby's book on Walter Reed. He vividly remembers Truby's efforts to eradicate mosquito breeding sites.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 31, 1900
Lawrence Reed gives his thoughts regarding his father's success in the yellow fever experiments. He makes plans for a visit to a Cuban sugar plantation.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 4, 1900
Lawrence Reed gives post news and notes Truby's comments concerning the yellow fever experiments. He inquires if she will visit at Christmas. He turns twenty-three tomorrow.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 14, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes a wedding at the base. His friend Cooke will visit Emilie Lawrence Reed.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, January 7, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes New Year's parties at two Cuban sugar plantations. He laments Bessie's marriage.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa January 14, 1901
Lawrence Reed responds to family news. His friend Cooke visits Washington.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, August 12, 1900
Lawrence Reed writes that he is not certain where he will be sent next. He asks her to remind Walter Reed about his sword.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, August 26, 1900
Lawrence Reed is well situated in his new company. He thanks his mother for the gift of an officer's sword.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa October 7, 1900
Reed hopes that he won't have to wait as long as his friend to get married. He really needs a new bed, and requests that Emilie Lawrence Reed tell Walter Reed.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa October 21, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes surveying and map making. He relates the news of Major Patterson's death and his wife's suicide.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 4, 1900
Lawrence Reed anticipates his father's return to Cuba. He comments on rumors of reassignment, yellow fever cases, and packages from home.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 17, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes a baseball game and gives news from the base. He asks his mother to ship a package to him.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 19, 1900
Lawrence Reed describes his quarters and asks his mother to send him reading material. He sends cash to his sister, Blossom, and warns her to be careful when she is out in public.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, November 25, 1900
Lawrence Reed writes about post news, correspondence from the United States, and his rank. He notes that Truby is to be post surgeon and believes this will be a favorable change.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, August 10, 1900
Lawrence Reed expresses excitement about receiving his commission. He is assigned to the 10th Infantry in Cuba and fears he will not be able to visit home. Lawrence wants his father to send him a sword.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Jefferson Randolph Kean, July 26, 1950
Lawrence Reed thanks Kean for his expression of sympathy upon Emilie Lawrence Reed's death.
Letter from Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed to Philip Showalter Hench, March 18, 1950
Lawrence Reed informs Hench that he was interviewed by Wallach. He appreciates his efforts to memorialize his father's work by supporting the passage of a bill in Congress. He is unsure of Wallach's motives in supporting this bill.
Letter from [Lawrence [Walter L.] Reed] to Philip Showalter Hench, July 15, 1941
Reed is impressed with Hench's address on the Yellow Fever Commission presented in Cleveland. He discusses his interactions with the author Laura Wood Roper.