Courtship

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In these two cards, Reed requests permission to call on Lawrence.

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The Secretary of War recommends denying the claim of A.S. Pinto, as presented in Senate Bill No. 206.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Series III. Walter Reed consists of materials that document the life of Walter Reed as well as the work and legacy of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission. Items in the series date from 1806 to around 1955 with the bulk of the items dating from 1874 to 1936. The series is particularly rich in materials that document the professional and personal life of Walter Reed from 1874 to his death in 1902. These materials include, but are not limited to the following:...

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Pareja discusses fever cases in Guayaquil and emphatically denies that they are yellow fever.

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Lazear writes about working in Baltimore and his devotion to Mabel Houston.

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Reed inquires if [Emilie Lawrence] is attached, and asks if he may visit her.

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Reed describes a Native American at the fort, as well as his house and garden. Life on the base is dull, so he anticipates a new home with his wife and son.

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Agramonte writes about a case of yellow fever he observed in Daiquiri, Cuba.

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Read reports that there have been no new fever cases in Bucaramanga, Colombia for the past 15 days.

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Parker requests Carter's opinion on his formula for the economic loss caused by malaria in Mississippi.

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Hanson describes the ongoing yellow fever work in Colombia. He believes an outbreak is still possible, although there have been no confirmed cases. There has been extensive dengue fever in Barranquilla.

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Hanson details his yellow fever work in Peru, commenting on his workers, areas of the country where mosquito work is being done, the suspension of Dunn's stegomyia work, and fever cases.

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[Carter] discusses the nature of the fever at Bucaramanga, Colombia.

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Carter is sending Byam a paper on yellow fever for publication. Carter intends to consult with Noguchi to see if he may quote the results of latest research.

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Kean inquires about Truby's recollections of the circumstances of Lazear's contraction of yellow fever. He informs Truby that the Cubans intended to memorialize the room at Las Animas where Lazear was said to have been bitten. Kean informed them that this was not true.

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Lazear reports that the yellow fever epidemic is waning. Reed, Carroll and he will study malaria.

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Mabel Lazear thanks Sweitzer for a check. She writes about the children, but has not yet begun to receive her pension.

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Lebredo states that the sick man from a steamship who was taken to Las Animas Hospital died of malaria.

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Hench discusses his ongoing research, the Cornwell painting, "Conquerors of Yellow Fever," Kissinger's stroke and Blossom Reed's heart attack.