Letters from medical and surgical societies, deans of the medical colleges of class A and from eminent physicians and surgeons of the United States making an appeal to Congress for an appropriation of the proposed new Army Medical Museum . gton DC * My deer Sir :- Your letter dated March 2Sth and evidently receivedMarch 27th iras unintentionally overlooked by me for vrhich pleaseacoept my apology. There can be not the slightest doubt thatthe project mentioned in your letter concerning a medical andsurgical history of this great war is of an importance xrhichcannot be overestimated. It gives me
Letters from medical and surgical societies, deans of the medical colleges of class A and from eminent physicians and surgeons of the United States making an appeal to Congress for an appropriation of the proposed new Army Medical Museum . gton DC * My deer Sir :- Your letter dated March 2Sth and evidently receivedMarch 27th iras unintentionally overlooked by me for vrhich pleaseacoept my apology. There can be not the slightest doubt thatthe project mentioned in your letter concerning a medical andsurgical history of this great war is of an importance xrhichcannot be overestimated. It gives me great pleasure to mostheartily endorse the idea and t o offer my services in nnycapacity possible should later events place me in a positionwhere such services v/ould be of the least value, A physical defect,viz., an injured knee haskept me out of active mili$rary service so far and ny work hasbeen confined to Advisocy Board work, etc, but doubtless laterwhen the idea is evolved that medical men practise medicine andsurgery rather with their heads than vath their heels there maybe some place found for met V7ith best for the success of the projrect mentioned, I om Very sincerely yours^t John Cole Handdck (Signed) True Copy*. Qr, Edmond SowihonRl6hafds6n IfeaofialTuXane UniveisitySt. C^arled Av«*^Nev; 0rl6arts/ La^ i^il 15, 1918* Dear ilajdr Shu/oldt:- i cannot expfess too emi^atically my thor
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