1916-03-26

Cablegram from Wilder Penfield to Helen Kermott Penfield. The cablegram is addressed to Helen Kermott at Downer College, Milwaukee. Wilder reports that he is in the Dover Hospital with a minor knee injury. He will not be going to France, and is generally in good condition.

text.typescript.black and white 17.6 x 21.4 cm

English

Penfield, Helen Kermott, 1891-1978 -- Correspondence.
Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976 -- Correspondence.
Telegraph.
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Dover (England).

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

Cablegraph from Wilder Penfield to Helen Kermott Penfield, March 26, 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 April 16, 2024 from http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/penfieldfonds/fullrecord.php?ID=9505

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Penfield, Wilder Graves, 1891-1976.

On the right side of the cablegram there is a combination of stamped and handwritten notations.

Transcription of Cablegram message:"237CH ON DOVER 18 H HERMOTT DOWNER COLLEGE MILWAUKEE IN DOVER HOSPITAL MINOR KNEE INJURY NOT GOING TO FRANCE GOOD SHAPE PENFIELD".





The cablegram is address to an "H Hermott", this is an error, and is suppose to read "H Kermott".

Cablegram is written on Western Union Telegram stationary.

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