letters (correspondence)
Found in 6940 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 4, 1900
Reed makes plans for the Fourth of July, and he describes Cuban flowers.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 7, 1900
Reed describes his laboratory, the hot weather and mosquitoes. He reviews work to be done at Keewaydin.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 8, 1900
Reed reassures Emilie Lawrence Reed about yellow fever, claiming there is no danger. He writes about work done at Keewaydin and explains how he is organizing his laboratory.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 13, 1900
Reed provides a description of his quarters at Camp Columbia and relates the typical schedule of his day. He laments the lack of rain for Emilie Lawrence Reed's garden. He discusses finances and political trouble in China.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 19, 1900
Reed comments about the family. He writes about the English physicians Durham and Meyers, who are studying yellow fever.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 20, 1900
Reed sees their son, Lawrence, in Havana. He enjoys a meal given for the English physicians. He discusses China news, and relays information about a transport from the States.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed, July 23, 1900
Reed is delighted to hear about the rain at Keewaydin. He teases Emilie Lawrence Reed and discusses gardening at Keewaydin. He says their son, Lawrence, is impatient for his officer's commission.
Letter from Walter Reed to Emilie Lawrence Reed and Blossom Reed, November 30, 1900
Reed expresses empathy for his wife's gout. He writes that the experimental camp is almost completed and will soon be ready for work.