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Monday, September 13, 2010

Letter of the Day: September 13

Post Hospital

Fort Clark Texas

Sept. 13. 1883

 

To

Col. J.S. Billings

Surgeon US Army

Curator Army Medical Museum

Washington D.C.

 

Sir:

 

In reply to your communication of the 5th Inst. I regret to say that no specimen was preserved in the case of Pvt. George W. Trump. Co. K 19 Infantry who died June 15th 1885 of embolism of Right Middle Cerebral Artery.

 

The specimen removed in this case became, under examination, much broken down and torn (through softening of the brain structure), and was through to be of too little value to forward to the Army Medical Museum.

 

Very Respectfully,

Your Obt. Servt.

F.L. Town

Major and Surgeon US Army

Post Surgeon

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