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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Letter of the Day: July 6

Curatorial Records: Numbered Correspondence 6826
Surgeon General’s Office
U.S. Army Medical Museum and Library,
Corner 7th and B Streets SW
Washington, July 6, 1903.
Mr. Wm. Dant,
711 I St, S.W.,
Washington , D.C.

Dear Sir:

I am directed by the Surgeon General to express his thanks for the specimen of double monster chicken received from you on this day. It will be added to the collection with a properly inscribed card.

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

Specimen No. 12691 Path. Sect.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fingers crossed that the Double Monster Chicken is still a prominent item in the museum's collection...

Mike Rhode said...

Sadly enough, no. One of our staff members already wondered this morning, and Anatomical Collections checked on it for her.