Military Medicine

Hench requests old maps of Cuba. He offers his opinion on the roles of Reed and Finlay and the politics behind the debate.

DeCoursey has heard that Hench is writing a book on Reed and that he owns Building No. 1, in Cuba. He informs Hench that Reed was Curator of the Medical Museum from 1893 to 1902.

Hamer lists records of Reed and Godfrey in the National Archives.

Hawley invites Emilie Lawrence Reed to be the guest of honor at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting.

Rossiter reports on the recent epidemic of yellow fever at Cabana Fortress in Havana. He describes the patients and their symptoms as well as the disinfection of clothing, bedding, and property.

O'Reilly requests that Reed be ordered to Fisher's Island, New York, to investigate an outbreak of typhoid fever among the troops. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

O'Reilly confirms that his office has no objection to the approval of a bill that proposes increasing the pensions being provided for Jennie Carroll and Mabel H. Lazear. The letter is accompanied by a partial copy of Report No. 431 of the 60th Congress, which specifies the rationale for the proposed bill. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Bishop requests, on behalf of Victor C. Vaughan, that Walter Reed be detailed to attend a medical conference at Ann Arbor, Michigan in order to present a paper on his yellow fever research. A copy of Vaughan's letter of October 23, 1901 is enclosed. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Matas provides references on yellow fever, and gives information on his own work and experience with the disease.

Blue orders Carter to North Carolina to investigate malaria and propose control measures.

Smith requests, on Victor C. Vaughan's behalf, that Root detail Walter Reed to attend a medical conference at Ann Arbor, Michigan in order to present a paper on his work with yellow fever. He encloses a copy of Victor C. Vaughan's letter of October 21, 1901. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Sen. Tydings requests a copy of Kean's article.

Agramonte is hired for temporary service at Columbia Barracks.

Chittinden clarifies the species of different mosquitoes sent to him by Carroll.

Agramonte is informed that his contract as surgeon will terminate June 15, 1903.

Gibson Bros. informs Jones that the cost for “The Etiology of Yellow Fever” pamphlets will be $46.00.

The Surgeon General requests more information from Guiteras on Taylor. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

The Surgeon General informs Agramonte that his contract is over with the U. S. Army on April 30, 1902.

Agramonte is notified that his letter has been received and filed for future reference. Agramonte's letter of August 31, 1908, is included, testifying to the sequence of events in the work carried out by the Army Board on Yellow Fever. Included are two notes by Truby. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Havard requests information as to whether Agramonte has been relieved of his duties with the investigation, or whether he is available to assist the needs of his department as bacteriologist.