Marine Hospital Service (Portland, ME) correspondence
Marine Hospital Service (Portland, ME) correspondence
Official correspondence from the Treasury Department addressed to Dr. Fessenden. Content is entirely administrative regarding personnel, hospital accounts, maintenance, and reports. Many of the letters are signed by John M. Woodworth, supervising surgeon general of the Marine Hospital Service, and Secretaries of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch, George S. Boutwell, William A. Richardson, Benjamin H. Bristow, and Lot M. Morrill.
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Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.
- Dates
- Creation: 1865-1877
- Extent
- 0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Related Names
- United States. Marine Hospital Service. Hospital (Portland, Me.)
- Fessenden, C. S. D.
- Woodworth, John M. (John Maynard), 1837-1879
- United States. Dept. of the Treasury
- Language of Materials
- English
- Script
- Latn
Correspondence, 1865-1868
- Dates
- Creation: 1865-1868
Correspondence, 1869
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- Creation: 1869
Correspondence, 1870
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- Creation: 1870
Correspondence, 1871
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- Creation: 1871
Correspondence, 1872
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- Creation: 1872
Correspondence, 1873
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- Creation: 1873
Correspondence, 1874
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- Creation: 1874
Correspondence, January 1 - September 27, 1875
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- Creation: January 1 - September 27, 1875
Correspondence, October 5 - December 20, 1875
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- Creation: October 5 - December 20, 1875
Correspondence, January 1 - May 8, 1876
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- Creation: January 1 - May 8, 1876
Correspondence, May 16 - December 30, 1876
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- Creation: May 16 - December 30, 1876
Correspondence, 1877
- Dates
- Creation: 1877
Citation
Cite Item
United States Marine Hospital Service. Marine Hospital Service (Portland, ME) correspondence. 1865-1877. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 249.
Cite Item Description
United States Marine Hospital Service. Marine Hospital Service (Portland, ME) correspondence. 1865-1877. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 249. https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/4/resources/914 Accessed November 29, 2025.
