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Captain Lynch follows up on a suggestion he made for one or two African Americans surgeons to receive appointments. Lynch submitted the names months ago. Lynch is sure Secretary of War William H. Taft would approve the appointments.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-12-09
John Roy Lynch hopes to be able to have a private conversation with Theodore Roosevelt when he visits California.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-23
John Roy Lynch agrees with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Cortelyou that action regarding the matter they discussed should be deferred until after the election. However, Lynch encloses the names of the men who are his first and second choices to fill vacancies. Lynch also encloses a list of army posts garrisoned by “colored” troops.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-13
John Roy Lynch asks George B. Cortelyou to consider creating a contract surgeon position for an African American doctor at one of the posts where African American troops are stationed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-08-22