USA General Hospital No. 5
Frederick City Md. Dec. 14th 1862
Surgeon Brinton USA
Sir
I have learned that there is now connected with the Medical Department of the Army, an Anatomical Museum under your charge, I have a couple of dry specimens. One of the Knee Joint, the other Foetus, which I requested Surgeon Keene to inform you of , I would be pleased to have you present them to the Surgeon Gen'l from me - I prepared them while reading Medicine at Hartford Conn. I have Written my father to have them Expressed to you.
I have been some time in preparing specimens here, I should be pleased if I could be Transferred to Washington for duty under your charge, as I have a great taste for Anatomy. Please let me hear if you have received them or not + oblige.
I am your Obt Servant
H.S. Hannen
Medical Cadet, USA
2 comments:
Very good blog.
But first time came to know the abbreviation for OBEDIENT. WHICH IS "obt"
We generally transcribe as is, with a (sic) marking obvious misspellings, but you'll see a lot of different abbreviations for obedient in these letters.
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