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Tuesday 26 November 2013

The American navy hospital facilities at Portsmouth, N.H. according to the Senate executive documents 1857-1858

Thanks to the fact that nowadays more and more books are digitized we are able to read books that are some times for decades no longer available for the public for several reasons. That's quite a pity while these books contains useful information while the archives are destroyed, incomplete or nor accessible.
P. 660: “At this station there is no properly arranged building for the accommodation of the sick; the house occupied for the purpose being an old building formerly intended as quarters for the teamsters. This building is now in a dilapidated condition, and is not worth repairing ; and as it is highly necessary that comfortable and suitable accommodations should be provided for the protection of invalids against the rigors of the winter months, plans and estimates for that object are submitted. For the erection of this building there will be required the sum of $ 30,374.”

Source
The executive documents, printed by order of the senate of the United States, first session, thirty-fifth congress and special session of 1858. 1857-1858. 16 Volumes. Washington, 1858.