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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Letter of the Day: March 27

Curatorial Records: Numbered Correspondence 03781

Subject: Medical Department Equipment.

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

Washington, March 27, 1899.

To the Surgeon General,
U.S. Army

General:

I have the honor to request that I be furnished, for deposit in the Army Medical Museum, with the following articles as now used by the Medical Department of the U.S. Army:

1 First aid packet
1 Field operating case
1 Medical chest
1 Surgical chest
1 Field desk, equipped.

It is not necessary that the bottles in the chest be filled, but they should have the proper labels.

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

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