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Consists of notes sent by George Briggs to his mother R.E. Briggs and his younger brother John, both in Denver, while George was being deployed from San Francisco to Manila in the Philippine-American War. In 1899, Briggs's regiment was deployed into the forests of Malolos and then to a more comfortable environment in Pampanga. Letters became sparse as George was sent to Luzon, but in late 1899 or early 1900 he was struck with a fever and sent to a hospital on Corregidor. He made several comments about the fact that illness was rife among the U.S. military stationed in the Philippines before returning to San Francisco (Calif.) in 1901. The file also includes a register of letters. Counterinsurgency, guerrilla warfare, soldiers' letters, disease in war. Partial geographical list: Denver (Colo.), San Francisco (Calif.), Camp Miller (San Francisco, Calif.), Manila Bay, Camp Dewey (Manila), Malolos (Philippines), San Fernando (Pampanga, Philippines), Angeles (Luzon, Philippines), Corregidor (Manila region).