EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 4, 1881. 12.30 A. M. The President’s condition has changed very little since the last bulletin. Pulse,
President Garfield’s Condition: July 3, 1881, 10:30 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 3, 1881. 10.30 o’clock P. M. The condition of the President is less favorable. Pulse 120; temperature,
President Garfield’s Condition: July 3, 1881, 6:00 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 3, 1881. 6 P. M. There is no appreciable change since the last bulletin. The President sleeps
President Garfield’s Condition: July 3, 1881, 2:00 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 3, 1881. 2 P. M. The President has slept a good deal since last bulletin, though occasionally
Franklin and the Nation’s First Hospital
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President Garfield’s Condition: July 3, 1881, 11:00 AM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 3, 1881. 11 A. M. The President’s condition is greatly improved. He secures sufficient refreshing sleep, and
President Garfield’s Condition: July 3, 1881, 10:00 AM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 3, 1881. 10 A. M. The President has rested quietly, and awakened refreshed; and his improving condition
President Garfield’s Condition: July 3, 1881, 1:00 AM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 3, 1881. 1 A. M. The improvement in the President’s condition, which began early in the evening,
President Garfield’s Condition: July 2, 1881, 6:00 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 2, 1881. 6 P. M. The President has slept a few moments, but is manifestly weaker. Pulse
President Garfield’s Condition: July 2, 1881, 4 PM
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July 2, 1881. 4 P. M. President’s condition is now somewhat less favorable. Evidences of internal hemorrhage being