James McMurry to Cary T. Grayson
Title
James McMurry to Cary T. Grayson
Creator
McMurry, James
Identifier
WWP16021
Date
1919 October 20
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
Saybrook Ill.
Dr. Cary T. Grayson
White House Physician
Washington, DC
Dear Dr.
Do you suppose a simple letter (this one) may cause you to do a wonderful amount of good to our President I suffered years went from specialist to specialist each said got nothing for you only an operation let me tell you how I was 3 years without control of my water from a man weighing 175 # down to 116 couldnt walk down town any more was chief of Police at Liberal, Kansas at the time my water would stop at intervals went as long as 30 hours went into sheet packs for relief a Local Physician Dr. AM Morrow of Liberal Kansas gave me medicine I dont know what it was he does of coarse after 10 days I commenced to be a new man after 3 wks could take off my urinal bag control of urine ever since thats 3 years ago you can imagine my suffering up to this relief I have nothing to sell of course the Drs remedy may not work on another like it did on me but say if it would and the people knew of Dr. Morrow he would be a busy man I wonder if you feel too large to ask him about that treatment I feel that it would Fix the President so he could carry the league of Nations with a whoop! Im not a Doctor just a common ruff neck and I hope you may be benefitted by this letter my enlarged Prostate came from a structure of Cistitus they call it Catarrah of Bladder and and all sick If my funds were not so shy I would have went to see you but most likely that they better youens might have had me corralled for a crank or anarchist
Yours Very Respy.
James McMurry
Dr. Cary T. Grayson
White House Physician
Washington, DC
Dear Dr.
Do you suppose a simple letter (this one) may cause you to do a wonderful amount of good to our President I suffered years went from specialist to specialist each said got nothing for you only an operation let me tell you how I was 3 years without control of my water from a man weighing 175 # down to 116 couldnt walk down town any more was chief of Police at Liberal, Kansas at the time my water would stop at intervals went as long as 30 hours went into sheet packs for relief a Local Physician Dr. AM Morrow of Liberal Kansas gave me medicine I dont know what it was he does of coarse after 10 days I commenced to be a new man after 3 wks could take off my urinal bag control of urine ever since thats 3 years ago you can imagine my suffering up to this relief I have nothing to sell of course the Drs remedy may not work on another like it did on me but say if it would and the people knew of Dr. Morrow he would be a busy man I wonder if you feel too large to ask him about that treatment I feel that it would Fix the President so he could carry the league of Nations with a whoop! Im not a Doctor just a common ruff neck and I hope you may be benefitted by this letter my enlarged Prostate came from a structure of Cistitus they call it Catarrah of Bladder and and all sick If my funds were not so shy I would have went to see you but most likely that they better youens might have had me corralled for a crank or anarchist
Yours Very Respy.
James McMurry
Original Format
Letter
To
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Files
Collection
Citation
McMurry, James, “James McMurry to Cary T. Grayson,” 1919 October 20, WWP16021, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.