W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to War Department [Washington, DC] regarding: statement of reasons for remaining at Saint Louis post, payment for army medicines, DeCamp not able to handle Saint Louis post. 1840
W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Samuel G. I. DeCamp [Jefferson Barracks, MO] regarding: “Surgeon General Lawson’s threats,” Beaumont’s defense of DeCamp, treatment of DeCamp. Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Colonel (Ethan Allen) Hitchcock regarding: inviting Hitchcock to visit, settling of accounts, Beaumont’s resignation from the Army. 1840
George Johnson Jr. [Philadelphia, PA] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: news of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania, organic chemists of Europe anxious to get hold of St. Martin because Beaumont’s analysis of the constituents of chyme (undigested food) was not complete. January 13, 1840
General order number 2 from. R. Jones, Adjutant General [Washington, DC] to W. Beaumont regarding: the President’s acceptance of Beaumont’s resignation from the Army as of December 31, 1839. January 20, 1840
J.H. (John Henry) Freligh, Steamer Prairie [New Orleans, LA] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: requests renewal of Freligh’s note due at the Bank of Missouri. January 27, 1840
Draft memorial by W. Beaumont, U.S. Army [Saint Louis, MO] to President Martin Van Buren [Washington, DC] regarding: appeal for redress of grievances. February 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to the honorable Silas Wright, Jr., U.S. Senator, regarding: request for aid in reinstatement to army, “redress of great and official injustice done me and personal wrong in result of orders by the War Department,” general order 48 and 2 and memorial to president. February 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to the honorable L.F. (Lewis) Linn, U.S. Senator, regarding: request for aid in reinstatement to army, requests deferment of Senate action, time needed to present memorial to President. February 3, 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to the honorable L.F. (Lewis) Linn, U.S. Senator, regarding: general order 48 and 2, request for aid in reinstatement to army, justification of post at Saint Louis, attempts to employ St. Martin. February 5, 1840
W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General [Washington, DC] regarding: general order number 2 received. W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Adjutant General [Washington, DC] regarding: general order number 78 received. W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General [Washington, DC] regarding: funds not received. February 20, 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General [Washington, DC] regarding: general order number 2 received, funds not received, acceptance of resignation not expected. February 22, 1840
Draft of petition letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General [Washington, DC] regarding: back pay due, defense of Decamp. April 1, 1840
W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Major Ethan Allen Hitchcock regarding: request for aid in reinstatement to army and reimbursement, acceptance of Beaumont’s resignation from the Army, aid for Linn and Wright, family news. April 1, 1840
W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General [Washington, DC] regarding: account of expenditures, report of illness, diary of weather and semi-annual returns, warrant from treasury not received, continued care for officers and their families, last application letter and copy to Surgeon General. April 1, 1840
W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to unidentified recipient regarding: Army’s payment for forage. April 15, 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Second Auditor’s Office, regarding: disputes disallowed payment for forage from accounts of A. Massias. April 20, 1840
W. Beaumont, inaugural address as the President of the Saint Louis Medical Society, May 1840
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, Steamboat [Erie Lake, MI] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: introduction to his brother, Samuel Hitchcock, Beaumont’s chances of re-entering the army, advice concerning pay. May 28, 1840
R.D. Thomson [London, England] to Benjamin Silliman [New Haven, CT] regarding: request for gastric juice, attempt to engage St. Martin by Thompson. June 8, 1840
Benjamin Silliman [New Haven, CT] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: Thompson’s offer of June 8, 1840 transmitted by Silliman, Thompson’s attempt to engage St. Martin, possibility of visit to England by Beaumont. August 5, 1840
Francis Markoe Jr. [Washington, DC] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: his election as corresponding member of the National Institution for the Promotion of Science. August 22, 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to William Morrison, regarding: attempt to employ St. Martin through Morrison, possibility of taking St. Martin to Europe. September 5, 1840
W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Francis Markoe Jr., National Institution for the Promotion of Science [Washington, DC] regarding: acknowledgment of notice of election. September 5, 1840
William C. Roberts [New York, NY] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: partnership request of Roberts withdrawn, thanks for Beaumont’s offer of aid, testimonials to Robert’s competence. September 8, 1840
Draft of letter from W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Samuel G. I. DeCamp regarding: Beaumont’s defense of Decamp, statement of DeCamp’s desire to obey orders. September 10, 1840
Post-mortem report written by W. Beaumont and D. M. Martin, attending physician regarding: Mary, a female slave of James Harrison showing chronic lung disease, enlarged spleen and mesenteric glands. October 10, 1840. W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] to Dr. Somerville, regarding: request for advice concerning a fee. September 29, 1840
Thomas Lawson, Surgeon General [Washington, DC] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: endorsement of accounts enclosed, accounts submitted to Secretary of War. November 4, 1840
W. Beaumont’s draft of testimony in the Davis-Darnes trial, page 49 of court record regarding: case history of trephining a fractured skull post-mortem indication of subdural hematoma and brain abscess. November 1840
J. R. P., Secretary of War [Washington, DC] signed statement denying requests for pay from W. Beaumont and others. November 4, 1840
John H. Morison [New Bedford, MA] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] regarding: letter of introduction for J.B. Johnson. November 25, 1840
George Johnson, Jr. [Philadelphia, PA] to W. Beaumont [Saint Louis, MO] news from Philadelphia, attempts to engage St. Martin by European doctors, gratitude for Beaumont’s guidance. November 30, 1840
