Transcription of letter from Mabel H. Lazear to James Carroll, November 10, 1900

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From Mabel Lazear

November 10, 1900

1121 Park Avenue
Baltimore
to:
Dr. James Carroll
Army Medical Museum
Washington, D.C.
My Dear Dr. Carroll,

    Your kind letter and receipted bills received for which I
write and thank you very much. I am so very anxious to
know more about the circumstances as to how Dr. La x [z] ear
contracted yellow fever. In a note from General Wood
yesterday he wrote that Dr. La x [z] ear allowed a mosquito to
bite his hand that had just bitten a yellow fever patient.

    It is possible General Wood could be mistaken--much as I
know Dr. La x [z] ear loved his work, I can hardly think that he
could have allowed his enthusiasm to carry him so far.

    He had talked with me about his work, knowing that I took
the greatest interest in it--I knew nothing about your having
the fever or that it had again broken out so that the shock
was more terrible than thing (sic) we could imagine. I suppose
Dr. La x [z] ear's idea of not telling me was to keep me from
worrying. He was always so thoughtful where my con [m] fort
was concern (sic) that I cannot believe that he would have
done anything so dangerous.

    It will be the greatest favor if you will be so kind as to
write to me and give me more particulars. Did he feel positive

    I wonder that I can ask such a favor of a stranger, but
the people with whom Dr. Laxear worked seem very near. He
had often spoken of you.

    Please thank Mrs. Carroll for her kind message.

    Hope I may know you better sometime. I feel I have not
made myself very clear but it is almost impossible to
write.

    Again thanking you for the money order. Believe me. Very
sincerely,

Mable La x [z] ear.
10th November