letters (correspondence)
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Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 31, 1900
This is the famous New Year's Eve letter. Reed's toothache requires cocaine treatment. Reed comments on La Roche's Yellow Fever (1853), and his own role in the historic discovery. He hears taps sound for the old year, and celebrations for New Year's Day. He requests orders to return to the United States in six weeks.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 2, 1900
Reed describes methods of experimentation and the progress of the work at Camp Lazear.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 4, 1900
Reed gives an assessment of the criticism directed at the experimental project. He believes that it is unfounded.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 6, 1900
Reed writes of Emilie Lawrence Reed's health. He discusses finances and plans for their house at Keewaydin. He expresses concern over the experiments since they have not yet achieved positive results.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 11, 1900
Reed writes about the possibility of Emilie Lawrence Reed coming to Cuba. He also describes the visit of the examining board from Havana, and records responses to the mosquito theory.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 12, 1900
Reed teases his wife.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 13, 1900
Emilie Lawrence Reed will not visit Cuba. Reed discusses additional research questions, including the larvae of infected mosquitoes. The experiment involving the injection of infected blood was successful.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 14, 1900
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 16, 1900
Reed writes that he cannot return home. He describes the enthusiastic response to the experiments, and he prepares a paper for the Pan-American Medical Congress.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, December 18, 1900
Reed reports that sixteen Cuban physicians have visited to confirm the experimental yellow fever cases. He responds to Washington social news.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa May 31, 1902
Reed asks for news of Keewaydin. He and Kean continue the campaign for Surgeon General.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, June 1, 1902
Reed meets Kean. Reed hopes to get to Blue Ridge Summit (Keewaydin)soon. He describes boarding house meals.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, June 5, 1902
Reed promises to bring Emilie Lawrence Reed the money she needs to meet their expenses.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, June 6, 1902
Reed writes that the boarding house fare has improved, though the coffee is still not good. Forwood tells Reed that his chances are excellent for a permanent appointment to be the Surgeon General.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, June 9, 1902
Reed writes that he is returning to Cuba, and includes other political news about those who are candidates for Surgeon General. He says Roach's orchards are alive with locusts and expresses concern.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa June 11, 1902
Reed gently upbraids his wife for not writing him daily and comments on the orchards.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa June 12, 1902
Reed writes that the shipments are on their way to her. He is leaving for Boston, is looking forward to a reunion with his Cuban colleagues, and concludes with news of Forwood's confirmation.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, June 13, 1902
Reed writes of his trip to Boston. He describes his hotel and the arrival of friends.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa June 15, 1902
Reed writes about last night's grand dinner where he was given the second place of honor at dinner in recognition of his work, above men who awed him. He is distressed to learn about their fruit trees.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, circa June 16, 1902
Reed is devastated to learn that their orchard is crawling with locusts. Reed hears that the President is highly complimentary of him. He will be coming home soon.