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Box 003
1900-02-05 [00305001] :
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Military Orders for Jesse W. Lazear, February 5, 1900
Lazear is ordered to report to Tampa, Florida, for transfer to Columbia Barracks, Cuba.
1900-02-06 [00308001] :
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Letter from A.E. Bates to Jesse W. Lazear, February 6, 1900
Lazear's army contract has been received.
1900-02-07 [00309001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, February 7, 1900
Lazear provides travel details.
1900-02-08 [00310001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, February 8, 1900
Lazear provides travel details and reports that his son is well.
1900-02-11 [00311001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, February 11, 1900
Lazear describes his journey and Cuba.
1900-02-15 [00312001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, February 15, 1900
Lazear describes his domestic arrangements in Cuba.
1900-02-21 [00313001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, February 21, 1900
Lazear describes his domestic arrangements and gives his opinion on the Cuban political situation.
1900-03-01 [00314001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, March 1, 1900
Lazear provides his impressions of Cuba.
1900-03-06 [00315001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, March 6, 1900
Lazear reports that the Secretary of War, Elihu Root, will visit the camp. He discusses his laboratory work.
1900-03-13 [00316001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, March 13, 1900
Lazear describes the camp location and commanders. He offers his opinion of Cubans and reports that Mabel Lazear will leave for the United States before the fever season quarantine begins.
1900-03-15 [00317001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, March 15, 1900
Lazear, writing as William Lazear, describes his son's daily life.
1900-03-23 [00318001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, March 23, 1900
Lazear writes that he will assist Reed in an investigation of a disinfectant. He offers his opinion on the political situation in Cuba.
1900-03-31 [00319001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, March 31, 1900
Lazear writes that his workload will be lighter after Reed leaves. He reports that his son is well.
1900-04-06 [00320001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, April 6, 1900
Lazear writes about Mabel Lazear's trip home. He has finished a paper on malaria but will still do more research. He is currently doing bacteriological work.
1900-04-13 [00321001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, April 13, 1900
Lazear writes about Mabel Lazear's trip home and his son's health.
1900-04-20 [00322001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, April 20, 1900
Lazear reports that there is little chance of getting leave.
1900-04-26 [00323001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, April 26, 1900
Lazear offers his opinions on Cuba.
1900-04-28 [00324001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, April 28, 1900
Lazear writes about his living arrangements and his laboratory. He discusses the political situation in Cuba.
1900-05-06 [00325001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 6 1900
Lazear writes that he misses watching his son grow and the comforts of home.
1900-05-20 [00326001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 20, 1900
Lazear provides family news.
1900-05-29 [00327001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, May 29, 1900
Lazear writes about family plans for the summer. He is pleased to be named a member of a board to study infectious diseases, headed by Walter Reed.
1900-06-07 [00328001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 7, 1900
Lazear writes about family plans. He explains the work of the investigative board and is glad that Reed will be its leader.
1900-06-12 [00329001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 12, 1900
Lazear plans for Sweitzer to visit him next winter.
1900-06-18 [00330001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 18, 1900
Lazear reports that his real estate agent has rented his house in Baltimore. He has been running the officers' mess.
1900-06-28 [00331001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, June 28, 1900
Lazear reports that the yellow fever epidemic is waning. Reed, Carroll and he will study malaria.
1900-07-08 [00332001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, July 8, 1900
Lazear reports that the yellow fever epidemic seems to be over, and that the board is hard at work studying Cuban infectious diseases.
1900-07-15 [00333001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, July 15, 1900
Lazear reports that his wife has been hospitalized.
1900-07-15 [00334001] :
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Letter fragment from Jesse W. Lazear to Mabel H. Lazear, July 15, 1900
Lazear reports that Reed has them working on Sanarelli's bacillus, but he wants to discover the real organism. He offers his opinion of Carroll.
1900-07-24 [00335001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, July 24, 1900
Lazear writes that Mabel Lazear's doctor will telegraph him when her situation changes.
1900-07-29 [00336001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, July 29, 1900
Lazear writes about his travels to other posts to gather statistics.
1900-08-05 [00338001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 5, 1900
Lazear describes a trip to Pinar del Rio. Mabel Lazear has had a long hospital stay.
1900-08-13 [00339001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 13, 1900
Lazear reports that United States Army troops have been withdrawn from Guanajay and Pinar del Rio, although the United States will remain in Cuba for several years until a stable government is established. Lazear hopes to have work in Washington after the Cuban research is finished.
1900-08-20 [00340001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 20, 1900
Lazear writes about family plans. He is now working on malaria, and says yellow fever is decreasing in Havana.
1900-08-23 [00341001] :
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Letter fragment from [Jesse W. Lazear] to Mabel H. Lazear, August 23, 1900
[Lazear] disagrees with Reed and Carroll's concentration on Sanarelli's work. He believes that the true cause of yellow fever lies elsewhere.
1900-08-27 [00342001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 27, 1900
Lazear writes that he received a telegram announcing his daughter's birth. He hopes for a vacation in the United States in October.
1900-09-03 [00343001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, September 3, 1900
Lazear reports that Mabel Lazear and the baby are well.
1900-09-08 [00344001] :
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Letter fragment from Jesse W. Lazear to Mabel H. Lazear, September 8, 1900
Lazear believes he is on the track of the yellow fever germ but this news must be kept secret for now.
1900-09-10 [00345001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, September 10, 1900
Lazear details his plan to return to the United States for a visit. He also discusses improvements to his quarters.
1900-09-18 [00346001] :
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Letter from Jesse W. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, September 18, 1900
Lazear thanks her for the magazines she sent. He describes his average day.
1900-09-19 [00347001] :
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Fever chart for Jesse W. Lazear, Sept. 19, 1900
1900-09-25 [00353001] :
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Letter from Jefferson Randolph Kean to George Miller Sternberg, September 25, 1900
Kean describes the contributions and sacrifices that Lazear has made for science, and asks Sternberg to make a public statement about Lazear's death and his courage in life. [Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration]
1900-09-26 [00358001] :
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Telegram from Jefferson Randolph Kean to Mabel H. Lazear, September 26, 1900
Kean informs Mabel Lazear of Lazear's death.
1900-10-00 [00372005] :
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Journal clipping, The Washington Jeffersonian, October, 1900
This is an obituary for Jesse Lazear.
1900-11-03 [00374001] :
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Article: The Mosquito as a Carrier of Yellow Fever Infection, November 3, 1900
This article, which appeared in the "St. Louis Medical Review," discusses the transmission of yellow fever via mosquitos.
1900-11-04 [00375001] :
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Letter from Leonard Wood to Mabel H. Lazear, November 4, 1900
Wood lauds the work that Lazear did and praises him as a martyr.
1900-11-00 [00375002] :
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Letter from Leonard Wood to the Adjutant-General, United States Army, November, 1900
Wood describes Lazear's infection and death, and advocates for a pension for Mabel Lazear.
1900-11-10 [00376001] :
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Letter from Mabel Houston Lazear to James Carroll, November 10, [1900]
Mabel H. Lazear asks Carroll for information on the circumstances of Jesse Lazear's death.
1900-11-26 [00377001] :
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Letter from F.H. Morris to Mabel H. Lazear, November 26, 1900
Morris reports that he will investigate what money may be due Mabel Lazear for Lazear's army services.
1900-11-00 [00378001] :
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Obituary for Jesse W. Lazear, November 1900
This obituary, which appeared in the "Johns Hopkins Hospital Bulletin," honors Jesse Lazear.
1900-00-00 [00384001] :
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Obituary for Jesse W. Lazear, by William Osler, Stewart Paton and William S. Thayer, [1900?]
This obituary encourages friends and admirers of the late Jesse Lazear to contribute to a fund for a Memorial in his name.
1901-01-17 [00386001] :
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House of Representatives Bill No. 13639, January 17, 1901
This bill would award a pension to Mabel Lazear.
1901-02-07 [00388001] :
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Letter from L.O. Howard to Mabel H. Lazear, February 7, 1901
Howard reports that he has lobbied Congress to acknowledge Lazear's service. He believes Lazear was a martyr.
1901-08-25 [00392001] :
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Letter from Jesse T. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, August 25, 1901
Jesse T. Lazear provides family news. He reports that two noted physicians spoke to him about Jesse W. Lazear's death.
1901-12-09 [00394001] :
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Letter from Mabel H. Lazear to Charlotte C. Sweitzer, December 9, 1901
Mabel Lazear writes about family news. She reports that she has been lobbying for her pension.
1902-12-31 [00396001] :
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Letter from Leonard Wood to John Dalzell, December 31, 1902
Wood lobbies for a pension for Lazear's widow.
1901-12-31 [00397001] :
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Letter from William Osler to Mabel H. Lazear, December 31, 1901
Osler writes that he will help secure Mabel Lazear's pension.
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