Physicians

Kean is concerned that he has wrongly portrayed Gorgas as slow in supporting Reed's findings.

Kean discusses Lazear's discovery of intrinsic and extrinsic incubation in mosquitoes.

Kean recalls that Howard's play, “Yellow Jack,” incorrectly shows Lazear infecting XY without his consent.

Kean feels Moran is too contentious about the Cuban medical profession taking all the credit for the yellow fever discovery. Kean tells Hench the advice he gave Moran about how to approach his autobiography, or memoirs, without angering the Cubans.

Kean relates the incident in which Carroll broke quarantine and ruined the validity of the experiment. Reed told Kean that he was quite irritated with Carroll's actions.

Kean corrects a case of mistaken identity in a photograph Hench had sent to him, and provides details about his assignments in Cuba.

Kean comments on a book by Powell that cites Reed's work and that of other physicians.

Kean refers Hench to some letters from Sternberg to Reed and to Chaille, and comments on developments resulting from the yellow fever experiments.

Kean provides reasons for infection of yellow fever at Columbia Barracks and possible ways to prevent spread of disease. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

[Kean] writes an endorsement concerning modifications to orders for the Superior Sanitary Board.

Kean cites a lack of support for sanitary measures by the Cuban authorities, and an increase in the incidence of yellow fever. He requests assignment of another medical officer to his staff.

Kean writes a letter of recommendation for Carroll who is applying for admission into the Medical Corps of the Army. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]

Kean denies a rumor that he has been chosen to succeed General Torney. He informs Gorgas that the 10th Infantry has been ordered to Panama.

Kean describes disagreements within the command of the Ambulance Corps on how to organize the ambulance service in France.

Kean informs Gorgas of his transfer to post of Deputy Chief Surgeon of American Expeditionary Forces. He also describes command reorganizations and the status of ambulance service.

Carroll thanks Latimer for her sympathy. She notes additional speakers for the meeting at Johns Hopkins.

Carroll thanks Kelly for his letter of sympathy. She will loan him a photograph of her late husband.

Thorpe believes that Wolcott is currently in England.

Jesse T. Lazear provides family news. He reports that two noted physicians spoke to him about Jesse W. Lazear's death.

Lazear writes that he wants to spend September in Germany to practice German, rather than returning to New York.