Bert W. Caldwell letter to Esther E. Leonard - April 22, 1918
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WAR DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL WASHINGTON BWC LC SGO 201 ( (Leonard, Esther E.) April 22, 1918. Dr. Esther, E. Leonard, 6410 A. Michigan Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. Dear Dr: Leonard: ... The Surgeon General directs me to forward the enclosed blanks which you will accomplish and present to the board of examiners for applicants for the Medical Reserve Corps at St. Louis, Missouri. The board will accomplish your physical and professional examination and forward the papers to this office, together with personal history sheet, two letters of recommendation and satisfactory evidence of your registration to practice medicine in the State where you reside. In the event that you are accepted you will be given a contract, as outlined in circular of information which is inclosed. Very truly yours, Bert W. Caldwell Lieutenant-Colonel, Medical Corps, National Army. 5 Inclosures. A-246
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| Title | Bert W. Caldwell letter to Esther E. Leonard - April 22, 1918 |
| Creator | Caldwell, Bert W. |
| Source | Caldwell, Bert W. Letter to Esther E. Leonard. 22 April 1918. Leonard, Esther, Dr. Papers (1914-1919). A1814. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Lieutenant Colonel Bert W. Caldwell wrote this letter to Dr. Esther E. Leonard in regards to medical forms. Dr. Leonard served as a contract surgeon during World War I at the U.S. Army General Hospital No. 1 in New York City and at an evacuation hospital in Vichy, France. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; United States. Army. Sanitary Corps; World War, 1914-1918--Medical care--United States; World War, 1914-1918--Women |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | A1814 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | April 22, 1918 |
| Language | English |