Telegram from Seymour Van Santvoord via the American Embassy to Wilder Penfield, March 29, 1916.
Date:
1916-03-29
Description:
This is a handwritten telegram from Seymour Van Santvoord to Wilder Penfield via the American Embassy in London. Van Santvoord asks Penfield whether his son George was on the S.S. Sussex, as he is unable to find confirmation elsewhere. The telegram was sent on March 29, 1916.
Physical Description:
text.telegram.black and white 13.8 x 21.9 cm
Language:
English

is Part Of:
Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series C (Correspondence) -- Sub-Series C/D (Correspondence, domestic)
Publisher:
Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University
Citation:
Telegram from Seymour Van Santvoord via the American Embassy to Wilder Penfield, March 29, 1916. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series C (Correspondence) -- Sub-Series C/D (Correspondence, domestic) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved March 19, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9515
Rights:
This material has been made available with the consent of the copyright holders and can be used in accordance with fair dealing provisions of Canadian copyright law. For more information, please contact the Osler Library of the History of Medicine.
Creator:
Van Santvoord, Seymour, 1858-1938.
Notes:
Telegraph transcription reads: "Albany N.Y. RP 10. Wilder G. Penfield Military Hospital Dover. Was my son George of Oriel College on Sussex unable get assurance elsewhere please cable Seymour Vansantvoord".

This telegraph was written on Post Office Telegraphs stationary.

Call Number:
D-C/D 21-2/1