Contributed by Maine State Archives
Description
W. E. Fish of Dexter, a former tuberculosis patient at the Maine State Sanatorium in Hebron, wrote to the medical director, Dr. Estes Nichols, to report on his weight and temperature, both signs of the progression of the disease.
He apparently reported in every two weeks. The salutation on the letter is "Esteemed Doctor."
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About This Item
- Title: Patient's report on condition, Dexter, 1909
- Creator: Walter E, Fish
- Creation Date: 1908-08-16
- Subject Date: 1908-08-16
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Locations:
- Dexter, Penobscot County, ME
- Greenwood Mountain, Hebron, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: 2613-076, Box 1/1908, August 16-31
- Object Type: Text
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Sanatoriums--Maine
- Invalids
- Western Maine Sanatorium
- Sick persons
- Tuberculosis hospitals--Maine
- Hospitals, convalescent--Maine--Hebron
- Maine State Sanatorium
- Tuberculosis--Maine
- Fish, Walter E.--Correspondence
- Nichols, Estes--Correspondence
- Letters
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Maine State Archives84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084
(207) 287-5790
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