Letter to Dr. George Brainard Todd dated May 1, 1861

Author: Dr. S. Oakley Vanderpoel, Surg. Gen'l. NY
Date: May 1, 1861
Location: Albany, NY
Addressee: Dr. Geo. B. Todd
Names Mentioned: S. O. Vanderpoel, J.V. Lansing, Surgeon General's Office, Albany, New York
Letter Summary: Issue of commission as a Surgeons Mate.

Below you'll see a transcription of the letter with a small graphic of the page that links to the full sized scanned image.

According to a forum message on Ancestry, the Surgeon General in NY in 1861 was Dr. S. Oakley Vanderpoel.

State of New York
Surgeon General's Office

Albany May 1^st 1861

Dr. Geo. B. Todd

Dear Sir,

I am happy to inform you that you have received the unanimous approval of the Examining Board. Your commission as Surgeons Mate will be issued from the office of the Adagt. Genl. whenever you are appointed by the Col. of a Regiment, which is completed and accepted into the service of the State.

Respectfully Yours,

S.O. Vanderpoel, Surg. Genl.

per J.V. Lansing
Secty Exam Board

The very edges of the letter scan are cut off, but that was due to Sandy's inexperience with scanning at that time.