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Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart describing the work he is doing providing medical aid to small pox patients in Manila as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart describing the work he is doing providing medical aid to small pox patients in Manila as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart describing the work he is doing providing medical aid to small pox patients in Manila as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars

Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart describing the work he is doing providing medical aid to small pox patients in Manila as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars

Date1898
MediumPaper
Dimensions8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number2023.3.76
DescriptionLetter dated 9/27/1898 from Dr. Fenn J Hart, Tempe's first mayor, written from the Philippine Islands on his personal Red Cross physician stationary, to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart in Tempe, Arizona. The letter was written during Dr. Hart's time as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars from 1898 - c. 1900. In the letter Dr. Hart explains to his wife that although the war is over he is still providing medical aid for the small pox patients in Manila, and promises to return home once medical aid is no longer needed for the soldiers. He appears to be trying to cheer her up, pleading with her to be happy, love their baby, not worry about him, send photos of baby, accept love and excuse him for not writing more.
Status
Not on view
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart describing his work as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon to soldiers under attack by Filipino insurgents during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart describing his work as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon to soldiers under attack by Filipino insurgents during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
1899
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart in Honolulu, Hawaii, written on his personal Red Cross physician stationary, to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart in Tempe, Arizona
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart in Honolulu, Hawaii, written on his personal Red Cross physician stationary, to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart in Tempe, Arizona
1898
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart during his sea voyage from Hong Kong to Honolulu, en route to Manila to serve as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart during his sea voyage from Hong Kong to Honolulu, en route to Manila to serve as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
1898
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart during his ocean voyage from Honolulu to Manila, to serve as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart during his ocean voyage from Honolulu to Manila, to serve as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
1898
Image Not Available for Letter from the Red Cross to Rosa Ann Brown Hart, wife of Tempe's first mayor Dr. Fenn J Hart, praising his aid to invalid soldiers in Manila as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Letter from the Red Cross to Rosa Ann Brown Hart, wife of Tempe's first mayor Dr. Fenn J Hart, praising his aid to invalid soldiers in Manila as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
1898
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart upon his arrival to Manila, Philippine Islands, to serve as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart to his wife Rosa Ann Brown Hart upon his arrival to Manila, Philippine Islands, to serve as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
1898
Image Not Available for Journal entry of Dr. Fenn J Hart during his ocean voyage from the Philippines to Hong Kong, upon his return from serving as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
Journal entry of Dr. Fenn J Hart during his ocean voyage from the Philippines to Hong Kong, upon his return from serving as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars
1899
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart from his private practice in Jerome, AZ to his daughter Mildred Muriel Hart in Tempe, AZ
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart from his private practice in Jerome, AZ to his daughter Mildred Muriel Hart in Tempe, AZ
1900
Wooden cross carried by Dr. Fenn J Hart during his time serving as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon in Manila during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars from 1898 - 1900
Wooden cross carried by Dr. Fenn J Hart during his time serving as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon in Manila during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars from 1898 - 1900
c. 1898
California Red Cross armbands worn by Dr. Fenn J Hart, Tempe's first mayor, during his time serving as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon in Manila during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars from 1898 - 1900
California Red Cross armbands worn by Dr. Fenn J Hart, Tempe's first mayor, during his time serving as a Red Cross physician and combat surgeon in Manila during the Spanish-American and Philippine Wars from 1898 - 1900
c. 1898
Professional portrait of Dr. Fenn J Hart standing in his Red Cross regalia in Jerome, Arizona
Professional portrait of Dr. Fenn J Hart standing in his Red Cross regalia in Jerome, Arizona
c. 1901
Image Not Available for Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart from his home in Phoenix, AZ to his grandsons Earl and Fenn John Wilson in Berkeley, CA
Letter from Dr. Fenn J Hart from his home in Phoenix, AZ to his grandsons Earl and Fenn John Wilson in Berkeley, CA
1933
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