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Friday, May 13, 2011

Letter of the Day: May 13

Curatorial Records: Incoming Correspondence

Post Hospital,
Fort Davis, Texas, May 13, 1881

Surgeon General USA
Washington, D.C.-Thro[sic] Medical Director Director Dept of Texas

General:

I have the honor to state that I have turned over to the quartermaster
at the post for transmission to the Army Medical Museum - one box -
containing a foetus of about 3 monthe growth delivered of a mule at this
station. The specimen was presented to me by First Lieutenant S.L.
Woodward 10th Calvary - who informed me that he was present at the
accouchment [sic] and that there could be no doubt about the facts in
the case.

The mother is a pack mule - age unknown belonging to Troop K 10th
Calvary - and the sire [word inserted] father a young Broncho Stallion -
which was allowed to run in the corral with the pack mules and had been
repeatedly noticed in attempts on this and other mules.

I have the honor to be
General
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant
Harvey E. Brown
General U.S. Army

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