Thursday, February 22, 2018

U.S. National Library of Medicine NLM in Focus Blog Update

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When George Washington Was Searching for a New Surgeon General

02/22/2018 11:30 AM EST

He dipped his quill pen into ink and wrote a letter. And that letter is in the NLM collection in our History of Medicine Division. NLM's Revolutionary War letter from George Washington looks a little dog-eared, as it was likely stashed in the saddle bag of a soldier, riding his horse to make the delivery.…

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