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Personal Name Recipient
Joynes, L. S. (Levin Smith)
Date
1864-10-07
Description
Letter from W. G. Roberts to L. S. Joynes asking him to present his application for transfer to the Surgeon General.
Transcription
Field Infirmary Thomas Brigade Petersburg Va 7th Oct 1864 L[evin] S[smith] Joynes MD Dean etc. Dear Sir. Thanking you for the services already rendered and promised. I forward my application according to your directions which you will please present to the Surg[eon] Gen[era]l. I desire the transfer to attend Lectures; if this priviledge can not be granted, please withdraw the application. There is no Medical officer in my Reg[imen]t which fact explains why Reg[imen]t Surgeon's name does not appear on endorsment. Respectfully yours W[illiam] G. Roberts S[tewa]rd 35th Ga. Reg[imen]t W[illiam] G. Roberts H[ospital] S[teward] 55th [35th] Ga Reg[iment] Enclosed application for transfer to Richmond Aplication provided to Suregon General Oct[ober] 17 [Addressed:] Dr. L.S. Joynes Dean etc Richmond Va
Corporate Name Subject
Medical College of Virginia -- History -- 19th century
Topical Subject
Medical colleges -- Virginia -- Richmond -- History -- Archives
Geographic Subject
Richmond (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Archives
Corporate Medical Subject
Medical College of Virginia -- history
Topical Medical Subject
Schools, Medical -- history -- Virginia
City/Location
Richmond (Va.)
Original Item Size
2 p.
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Local Genre
text; archives
Type
Text
Digital Format
application/pdf
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Rights
This material is in the public domain in the United States and thus is free of any copyright restriction. Acknowledgement of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Collection
Sanger Historical Files (1859-1865), Excerpts
Physical Folder
Civil War Hospital Stewards
Source
Original letter: Letter from W. G. Roberts to L. S. Joynes, 1864 October 7; War, Civil Hospital Stewards; Sanger Historical Files, Accession Number # 82/Jan/1, Special Collections and Archives, VCU Health Sciences Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va.
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san_cwstewards_18641007.pdf