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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Letter of the Day: May 1

Curatorial Records: Numbered Correspondence 03853

Subject: Emergency purchases

War Department,
Surgeon General's Office,
U.S. Army Medical Museum and Library,
Corner of 7th and B Streets S.W.

Washington, May 1, 1899.

To the Surgeon General,
U.S. Army.

General:

I have the honor to request authority to purchase for use at the Army Medical Museum laboratory:

Vegetables....$12.00
Meat......1.20
Milk......28
Salt......15
Oats......85
Bran......60
Corn......35
Blood.....75

to be paid for from the Museum Appropriation as emergency purchases.

Very respectfully,
Dallas Bache
Col. & Asst. Surgeon General, U.S.A.
In charge of Museum & Library Division

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