1934-09-29

This is a handwritten letter from John Farquhar Fulton to Wilder Penfield. In the letter, Fulton congratulates Penfield on the opening of the Montreal Neurological Institute. He wishes him continued success and also expresses pleasure on behalf of Harvey Cushing. This letter is from September 29, 1934.

text.manuscript.black and white 19 x 14.5 cm

English

Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960 -- Correspondence.
Penfield, Wilder, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Cushing, Harvey, 1869-1939.
Montreal Neurological Institute -- History.

Wilder Penfield Digital Collection

Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro)

Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University

Letter from John Fulton to Wilder Penfield, September 29, 1934. [Online image]. Wilder Penfield Digital Collection Wilder Penfield Fonds P142 -- Series A (Administration) -- Sub-Series A/N (Administration, Neuro) . Osler Library of the History of Medicine, McGill University . Retrieved April 26, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=10352

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Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960.

Transcription reads: "Saturday night, 29 Sept. 1934. My dear Wilder, The memories of Montreal and of the opening of the Institute are all very perfect; it was a rare privilege to have been thus invited to share in the joy of your achievement and I shall always cherish the experience. Of other things I shall write out but I just want you to know what is in my heart. Dr. Cushing stood the trip back my will as wrote letter all day in his office despite the 5:30 arrival. He was genuinely please by everything - and well he might have been. Yours ever afters, John Fulton. P.S. Lucie and I were married eleven years ago today. It seems like a minute. My love to Helen."

This letter is written on Mill Rock stationary.

A/N 3-1/2